Quality of life in pre- and post-treatment among head and neck cancer survivors at a tertiary centre, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohamed Ludin, Salizar, Che Abdullah, Che Azunie, Abdullah, Kahairi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: University of Indonesia 2018
• Subjects: RC82 Medical Emergencies, Critical Care, Intensive Care, First Aid; RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/66103/1/66103_Quality%20of%20Life%20in%20Pre-%20and%20Post-Treatment.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66103/7/66103_Quality%20of%20life%20in%20pre-%20and%20post-treatment%20among%20head%20and%20neck%20cancer_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66103/; http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/health/article/view/9267/pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: Treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC) may result in a variety of long term consequences that impair their health and quality of life (QoL). HNC patients often are prone to have a poor health related QoL due to significant changes in vital functions. Despite researches being done in...