Long-term Quality-of-Life Evaluation After Head and Neck Cancer Treatment in a Developing Country
Authors:
- André Lopes CarvalhoACAndré Lopes Carvalho
- Bevan YuehBYBevan Yueh
- Antonio Vitor Martins PrianteAPAntonio Vitor Martins Priante
- Rosana Leite de MeloRMRosana Leite de Melo
- Luiz Maurício CorreiaLCLuiz Maurício Correia
- Hugo Fontan KöhlerHKHugo Fontan Köhler
- Julia ToyotaJTJulia Toyota
- Ivonete S. Giacometti KowalskiIKIvonete S. Giacometti Kowalski
- Luiz Paulo KowalskiLuiz Paulo Kowalski
Open Access
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Vol. 130 (10) , 1209-1213
Abstract
The main outcome measure in oncologic patients has long been survival, based on tumor control, but recently, treatment implications for the patient's global quality of life (QOL) has been emphasized as a very important issue. In the last 20 years, an increasing number of studies have measured QOL as an end point in the evaluation of the impact of the disease and its treatment on the patient's daily life.1-3Keywords
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