The prognostic impact of depression or depressive symptoms on patients with head and neck cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sarah Van der Elst Yonatan BardashMichael WotmanDennis KrausTristan Tham

Published in: Head & neck (2021)

Pretreatment depression or depressive symptoms may indicate worse OS in patients with HNC. The pooled analysis demonstrated a statistically significant effect. These results were limited by mild heterogeneity.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
social support
sleep quality