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Evolution of quality of life assessment in head and neck cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Randall P. Morton
Randall P. Morton*
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Department of Otolaryngology, Green Lane Hospital, Green Lane West, Auckland 3, New Zealand
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Professor Randall Morton, Department of Otolaryngology, Green Lane Hospital, Green Lane West, Auckland 3, New Zealand.
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Abstract

Quality of life assessment as part of clinical practice in head and neck oncology began over 40 years ago. Early studies were narrative and cross-sectional; these were followed, at first, by simple quantitative measures of various parameters and later by longitudinal studies of greatercomplexity. More recently quality of life has been employed in a randomized clinical trial of head and neck cancer.

Quality of life has evolved to become a standard means of assessing clinical outcomes, and an accepted end point measurement in clinical trials, to be considered alongside survivorship and side effects/complications.

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Quality of lifeHead and neck neoplasmsReview literature

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 11 , November 1995 , pp. 1029 - 1035
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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