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T1  - Trends in the 15D health-related quality of life over the first year following diagnosis of head and neck cancer 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/224113 
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A1  - Aro, Katri; Back, L.; Loimu, V.; Saarilahti, K.; Rogers, S.; Sintonen, H.; Roine, Risto Paavo Antero; Makitie, Antti 
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Y1  - 2016 
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AB  - Management of head and neck cancer influences both physical and mental wellbeing. Measuring the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is important, as various treatment modalities are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In this prospective cohort study, we tested the feasibility of the generic 15D HRQoL instrument in 214 head and neck cancer patients managed with surgery, definitive (chemo)radiotherapy, or with combined modality treatment. HRQoL was assessed at baseline and thr... 
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KW  - Head and neck cancer; Health-related quality of life; Surgery; Radiotherapy; Chemoradiotherapy; FACTORS AFFECTING PLACEMENT; GASTROSTOMY TUBE PLACEMENT; IMPACT; RADIOTHERAPY; DISSECTION; OUTCOMES; CHEMORADIATION; DEPENDENCE; CARCINOMA; 3125 Otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology 
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