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Health-Related Quality Of Life Profiles Based On Survivorship Status For Head And Neck Cancer Patients, David Goldstein, Lucy Karnell, Alan Christensen, Gerry Funk
Health-Related Quality Of Life Profiles Based On Survivorship Status For Head And Neck Cancer Patients, David Goldstein, Lucy Karnell, Alan Christensen, Gerry Funk
Alan J. Christensen
Background. As the methodologies for evaluating health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in head and neck cancer patients have matured over the past 10 years, there has been an increasing focus on reporting longitudinal data. These studies have primarily focused on long-term survivors. This study addresses the HRQOL of both long-term and short-term survivors.
Methods. This is a prospective, longitudinal study of 479 head and neck cancer patients followed for at least 3 years after diagnosis. Analysis of longitudinally collected HRQOL scores was based on survivorship status.
Results. The HRQOL for 3 survivorship groups: short-term (died <1>year), intermediate-term (died 1-3 years), …