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QoL IN SURVIVORS OF OROPHARYNGEAL CA.

• Moderate to large clinically important deteriorations in QoL: • EORTC QLQ-H&N35: dry mouth and sticky saliva • University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire: saliva, chewing, swallowing, speech, taste, appearance and shoulder • M. D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory: the global, physical and emotional subscales • In conclusion, survivors of OPC face clinically important deteriorations in QoL : xerostomia, dysphagia and chewing. • These ailments indicate a potential for improvement in patient management.

Høxbroe Michaelsen S , Grønhøj C , Høxbroe Michaelsen J , Friborg J , von Buchwald C . Quality of life in survivors of oropharyngeal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 1366 patients. Eur J Cancer. 2017 Jun;78:91-102.