The impact of surgery and radiotherapy on health-related quality of life of individuals with oral and oropharyngeal carcinoma and short-term follow up after treatment
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of patients with oral or oropharyngeal cancer by using specific questionnaires (QLQ-C30 and QLQ-HandN35), varying according to the location of the tumor (oral cavity or oropharynx) and the treatment performed (only surgery or surgery associated with radiotherapy).
Methods: Fifty patients were enrolled in this study and answered the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC HandN35 questionnaires, before (baseline), at 1 week, and 3 months after treatment. Internal consistency reliability was calculated with the Cronbach coefficient. The Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon tests were applied and P
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Oropharyngeal neoplasms, Mouth neoplasms, Quality of life, Surgical oncology, Surveys and questionnaires, Radiotherapy
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Mouth Neoplasms; Oropharyngeal neoplasms; Quality of life, Surgical Oncology,, Mouth Neoplasms; Oropharyngeal neoplasms; Quality of life, Surgical Oncology,
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https://journal.waocp.org/?sid=Entrez:PubMed&id=pmid:32458626&key=2020.21.5.1227