Depression and related factors after oral oncological treatment: a 5-year prospective cohort study.
Caroline M SpeksnijderPetra J M LankhorstRemco de BreeAnton F J de HaanRon KooleMatthias A W MerkxPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)
This study revealed that being female, having a maxillary tumour and having an emotion-oriented coping style are associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms in patients treated for oral cancer up to 5 years post-treatment. A substantial proportion of the patients with oral cancer experienced high levels of depression both before and after their treatment, suggesting that adequate diagnostics and care are needed to try to prevent severe depression in these patients.