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Comment
. 2015 Mar;15(1):25-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2014.12.005. Epub 2014 Dec 15.

Head and neck cancer radiation therapy with and without chemotherapy may result in decreased health-related quality of life followed by a return to baseline over a 1-year period

Walter J Psoter  1 , Maria Lucia Aguilar  2
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Head and neck cancer radiation therapy with and without chemotherapy may result in decreased health-related quality of life followed by a return to baseline over a 1-year period

Walter J Psoter et al. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Health related quality of life in head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy: a systematic review. Klein J, Livergant, J, Ringash J.Oral Oncol 2014;50(4):254-62.

Reviewers: Walter J. Psoter, DDS, PhD, Maria Lucia Aguilar, DDS, MSD, MSc

Purpose/question: The authors conducted a systematic review to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSSC) in non-surgical patients whose treatment consisted of radiotherapy with and without chemotherapy.

Source of funding: Information not available

Type of study/design: Systematic review

Level of evidence: Level 2: Limited-quality patient-oriented evidence

Strength of recommendation grade: B Limited-quality patient-orientated evidence.

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