A systematic review of quality of life in head and neck cancer treated with surgery with or without adjuvant treatment. Issue 10 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rathod, Shrinivas; Livergant, Jonathan; Klein, Jonathan; Witterick, Ian; Ringash, Jolie
• Is Part Of: Oral oncology. Volume 51:Issue 10(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 888
• Page End: 900
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Mouth -- Cancer -- Periodicals; Mouth -- Tumors -- Periodicals; Mouth Diseases -- Periodicals; Mouth Neoplasms -- Periodicals; Bouche -- Cancer -- Périodiques; Bouche -- Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.9943105
• DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2015.07.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-8375

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0005">Systematic review with rigorous quality criteria.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">Interrogates QoL data in HNC managed with surgery.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015">Limitations in design, reporting, interpretation and knowledge translation were found.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020">Reports symptom burden, temporal trends and predictive factors affecting QoL.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0025">Advocates compliance to reporting guidelines to improve usability of QoL data.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>