2010
DOI: 10.3342/ceo.2010.3.3.153
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Treatment Outcomes and Quality of Life in Oropharyngeal Cancer after Surgery-based versus Radiation-based Treatment

Abstract: ObjectivesAdvances in reconstruction and conservative surgery and the importance of quality of life (QOL) encouraged this reevaluation of surgery-based treatments for oropharyngeal cancer. We tried to compare treatment outcome and QOL after surgery-based versus radiation-based treatment in oropharyngeal cancer.MethodsThe 133 eligible patients were divided into surgery-based and radiotherapy (RT)-based treatment groups. Medical records were reviewed, and EORTC QLQ-C30 and HN65 questionnaires were completed for … Show more

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“…11,13-14 To our knowledge the current study is the largest, prospective, longitudinal, single center study evaluating HRQOL profiles for patients who underwent TORS.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…11,13-14 To our knowledge the current study is the largest, prospective, longitudinal, single center study evaluating HRQOL profiles for patients who underwent TORS.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, mouth opening was not significantly different between surgery-based and RT-based treatment in a study by Kim et al who also used the EORTC QLQ-C30 and H&N35 [7, 43]. …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…None of the other symptom scales were affected by stage of disease. Kim et al (2010) evaluated 133 oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with surgery and radiotherapy, by means of EORTC QLO-C30 and HN65 questionnaires. In the group receiving radiation therapy, the symptom scores were high for dry mouth, difficulty in weight gain and the use of analgesics.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%