Outcome prediction models incorporating clinical variables for Head and Neck Squamous cell Carcinoma: A systematic review of methodological conduct and risk of …

F Aly, CR Hansen, D Al Mouiee, P Sundaresan… - Radiotherapy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multiple outcome prediction models have been developed for Head and Neck Squamous
Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). This systematic review aimed to identify HNSCC outcome …

Physicians' clinical prediction of survival in head and neck cancer patients in the palliative phase

A Hoesseini, MPJ Offerman, BJ van de Wall-Neecke… - BMC palliative …, 2020 - Springer
Background The prognosis of patients with incurable head and neck cancer (HNC) is a
relevant topic. The mean survival of these patients is 5 months but may vary from weeks to …

Oral microbiome community composition in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

WJ Benjamin, K Wang, K Zarins, E Bellile, F Blostein… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The impact of the oral microbiome on head and neck cancer is poorly
understood. Better characterization of its impact may improve our understanding of the …

Decisional conflict in patients with head and neck cancer

A Hoesseini, MC Dorr, EAC Dronkers… - … –Head & Neck …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Patients who experience less decisional conflict (DC) are more engaged in
treatment and less prone to decisional regret, nervousness, and fretting. Objectives To …

Caregiver burden, psychological distress and quality of life among informal caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer: a longitudinal study

KS Van Hof, A Hoesseini, MC Dorr… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The aim of this study was to investigate caregiver burden among informal
caregivers of head and neck cancer patients, in relation to distress and quality of life (QoL) …

Cigarette smoking cessation, duration of smoking abstinence, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma prognosis

JJW Lee, V Kunaratnam, CJH Kim, M Pienkowski… - Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Tobacco use is a major risk factor for developing head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (HNSCC). However, the prognostic associations with smoking cessation are …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life in 583 head and neck cancer survivors assessed with the FACE-Q head and neck cancer module

AM Tonsbeek, CA Hundepool, J Roubos, B Rijken… - Oral Oncology, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Long-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is frequently affected in head
and neck cancer (HNC) survivors. Due to the shortage of studies investigating long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Addition of tumor microenvironment immune cell composition to improve the performance of a predictive model for oral squamous cell carcinoma

SK Bisheshar, MF van der Kamp, J de Vries… - Oral Oncology, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Conventional clinicopathological characteristics insufficiently predict prognosis
in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). We aimed to assess the added predictive value of …

Head and neck cancer patients' preferences for individualized prognostic information: a focus group study

A Hoesseini, EAC Dronkers, A Sewnaik, JAU Hardillo… - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Head and Neck cancer (HNC) is characterized by significant mortality
and morbidity. Treatment is often invasive and interferes with vital functions, resulting in a …

Prognostic model for overall survival of head and neck cancer patients in the palliative phase

A Hoesseini, A Sewnaik, BN van den Besselaar… - BMC Palliative Care, 2024 - Springer
Background Patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) enter the
palliative phase when cure is no longer possible or when they refuse curative treatment. The …