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Published on: February 2, 2020
Evolution of quality of life assessment in head and neck cancer
1Department of Otolaryngology, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Abstract:
Quality of life assessment as part of clinical practice in head and neck oncology began over 40 years ago. Early studies were narrative and cross-sectional; these were followed, at first, by simple quantitative measures of various parameters and later by longitudinal studies of greater complexity. More recently quality of life has been employed in a randomized clinical trial of head and neck cancer. Quality of life has evolved to become a standard means of assessing clinical outcomes, and an accepted end point measurement in clinical trials, to be considered alongside survivorship and side effects/complications.
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