Background Health-related quality of life and survival are two important outcome measures
in cancer research and practice. The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship …

Quality of life is an abstract, subjective, and multidimensional concept that entails patient's
self-perception in society. The World Health Organization defines quality of life as an …

OBJECTIVE: The variability in the conceptualization and categorization of social support has
resulted in mixed findings regarding its role in cancer progression. This systematic review …

Objective: To summarise the evidence on the effect of psychological coping styles (including
fighting spirit, helplessness/hopelessness, denial, and avoidance) on survival and …

Individuals diagnosed with head and neck cancer (HNC) not only face a potentially life-
threatening diagnosis but must endure treatment that often results in significant, highly …

PURPOSE: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has now become an important outcome
measure in the assessment of patients treated for oral cancer. We summarize the influence …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that, independent of other
known prognostic factors, pessimistic head and neck (H&N) cancer patients have a greater …

BACKGROUND The standard of care for locally advanced head and neck carcinoma usually
has been surgery followed by radiation therapy. Patient survival using this approach has …

The primary purpose of this article is to provide a framework for organizing research on
physical exercise and cancer control. A secondary purpose is to use this framework to …

Pre-treatment quality of life (QOL) has been found to be an independent prognostic factor for
survival in cancer patients, in particular in patients with advanced cancer …