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Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer
Author(s) -
Weymuller Ernest A.,
Yueh Bevan,
Deleyiannis Frederic W.B.,
Kuntz Alice L.,
Alsarraf Ramsey,
Coltrera Marc D.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1097/00005537-200003002-00002
Subject(s) - head and neck cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , head and neck , cancer , social function , quality (philosophy) , specialty , physical therapy , gerontology , family medicine , surgery , nursing , social science , sociology , philosophy , epistemology
Because treatments for patients with cancer of the head and neck can have major impact on physical, social, and psychological function, the collection of quality of life (QOL) data in this group of patients is critical for our specialty. The University of Washington Quality of Life data have been collected and analyzed on three subsets of cancer patients. Information learned from these patients is summarized and strategies for future projects are outlined.