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. 2012 Dec;114(6):756-63.
doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.06.022. Epub 2012 Sep 28.

Health-related quality of life as a survival predictor for patients with oral cancer: is quality of life associated with long-term overall survival?

Achille Tarsitano  1 , Angelo Pizzigallo, Enzo Ballone, Claudio Marchetti
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Health-related quality of life as a survival predictor for patients with oral cancer: is quality of life associated with long-term overall survival?

Achille Tarsitano et al. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present prospective study was to obtain further insight into health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) as a predictor of survival in a selected cohort of patients with oral cancer.

Study design: A total of 124 patients were treated with surgery or combined therapy. All of the recruited patients completed the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer questionnaires QLQC30 and H&N35 on 4 occasions. Overall survival was assessed. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models were conducted.

Results: High baseline HR-QoL score and high pain symptom score were significantly associated with a better survival (HR 0.86 and 0.92 respectively). Swallowing (HR 0.94), and speech (HR 0.92) high baseline scores were also significantly associated with a better survival in the adjusted analyses.

Conclusions: Patients who reported a better HR-QoL at tumor diagnosis had a better survival than patients with a lower HR-QoL baseline score.

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