Changes in oral function, swallowing function, and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer: a prospective cohort study.

Yoshiaki IharaHirotaka KatoYuichi TashimoYoshiki IizumiYuma FukunishiHitoshi SatoToshikazu ShimaneKoji Takahashi

Published in: BMC oral health (2022)

Restoration of the oral function is insufficient to improve the QOL of patients with early-stage HNC. The treatment of these patients should instead consider several factors that affect their QOL.

Keyphrases

early stage
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
squamous cell carcinoma
prognostic factors
radiation therapy
replacement therapy