Health-related quality of life and concerns in patients attending an oral and maxillofacial oncology review clinic: late effects 5- and 10-year following cancer diagnosis

Abstract

Background: An increasing number of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients survive many years after treatment. They are at risk of developing late effects and these could be associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and influence the nature of any concerns they want to discuss in consultations. The aim of this study was to report their HRQOL and concerns at oral and maxillofacial oncology review clinics, from 5- and 10-year after primary cancer diagnosis.