Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Oral complications resulting from cancer and cancer
therapies cause acute and late toxicities that may be underreported, underrecognized, and …

Purpose This systematic review aimed to assess the literature for prevalence, severity, and
impact on quality of life of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia induced by cancer …

Objective To identify clinical predictors of quality of life (QoL) in a head and neck cancer
patient population. Design, Patients, and Setting A convenience sample of 570 patients with …

Cancers of the head and neck and the treatments required to control them frequently result
in serious and persistent impairments that can affect participation and quality of life …

Context Malnutrition is highly prevalent in cancer patients and an important predictor of
morbidity, mortality, treatment response, and toxicity. Taste and smell changes (TSCs) are …

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 …

BACKGROUND: The importance of quality-of-life (QoL) research has been recognised over
the past two decades in patients with head and neck (H&N) cancer. The aims of this …

PURPOSE: To investigate the impact of xerostomia on overall quality of life (QoL) outcome
and related dimensions among head and neck cancer patients treated with primary …

Background Previous reports highlight the greater number of side effects that women
experience during cancer treatment, but little is known about sex differences in symptoms …