Health related quality of life of head & neck cancer patients in the state of Sabah

• Main Authors: Myint, Khaing Khaing, Ng Sien Kiat, Osman Ali, SS Sreetharan, Marina Bakri, Heric Corray, Rahimah Mohd Said
• Format: Research Report
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2005
• Subjects: RC254-282 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Including cancer and carcinogens
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/23632/1/Health%20related%20quality%20of%20life%20of%20head%20%26%20neck%20cancer%20patients%20in%20the%20state%20of%20Sabah.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/23632/6/Health%20related%20quality%20of%20life%20of%20head%20%26%20neck%20cancer%20patients%20in%20the%20state%20of%20Sabah.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/23632/

Cancer of head and neck (HNC) has profound functional, cosmetic and emotional impact on patients. Both the disease and the treatment affect critical functions such as speech, swallowing and emotional wellbeing etc. In nasopharyngeal carcinoma, there is improved local control of the disease with hig...