Quality of life in oral cancer patients – Effects of mandible resection and socio-cultural aspects

Becker, Stephan; Menzebach, Marc; Küchler, Thomas; Hertrampf, Katrin; Wenz, Hans-Jürgen; Wiltfang, Jens

doi:10.1016/j.jcms.2011.01.021

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“…This difference might be because Hsu et al focused on stage IB and IIA cervical cancer patients with an mean age was 61.5 ± 11.4 years, whereas the participants recruited in the present study were breast and cervical cancer survivors with mean ages of 54.48 ± 8.33 and 55.26 ± 10.50 years, respectively and who had stage IA cancer (22.7%). Compared with other related studies [16, 34, 35], the global health status of the breast cancer survivors (75.33 ± 20.25) and cervical cancer survivors (75.56 ± 17.93) in the present study indicate that they had a higher global health status, more favorable functional performance and experienced less severe symptoms. The higher scores might be because most of the participants recruited in the present study had early-stage cancer.…”

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Quality of life of breast and cervical cancer survivors

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BackgroundBreast and cervical cancer are the most common cancers affecting women. The symptom distresses experienced by cancer survivors are critical factors influencing their quality of life (QOL). This study investigated the QOL of breast and cervical cancer survivors, their physical, psychological and social conditions.MethodsThe participants were older than 20 years, had been diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer for more than 2 years, and had completed their cancer treatment. The survey incorporated the QOL questionnaires developed by the European Organization of Research and Treatment for Cancer and a self-designed questionnaire.ResultsThe mean age at diagnosis was 48.89 ± 8.53 years for the breast cancer survivors and 49.00 ± 10.30 years for the cervical cancer survivors. The corresponding QOL scores were 75.33 ± 20.25 and 75.56 ± 17.93. The factors influencing QOL of breast cancer survivors were household income, number of comorbidities, stage of cancer, type of cancer treatment and duration of illness, whereas the factor related to QOL of cervical cancer survivors was only household income.ConclusionsThe QOL of the two groups was similar. Healthcare providers should demonstrate greater concern toward breast and cervical cancer survivors.

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Quality of life of breast and cervical cancer survivors

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“…In contrast, the primary benefit of the MLR approach is the preservation of the mandible, which improves esthetic outcome and reduces radiotherapy-associated morbidities (Baek et al, 2006;Rao et al, 2012). These benefits lessen the patients' physical and psychological burdens and improve their QoL (Chandu et al, 2006;Becker et al, 2012). Moreover, the MLR approach was associated with a significantly lower financial burden because, unlike the MS approach, no fixation with a titanium plate was required.…”

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Mandibular lingual release versus mandibular lip-split approach for expanded resection of middle–late tongue cancer: A case-control study

Yang

et al. 2015

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“…Malignant lesions occurring in the tongue are usually treated with primary surgical and/or radiotherapy of the head and neck region. Depending on the location and size of the tongue tumor, radical surgical treatment often affects all oral functions, such as speech, swallowing, chewing, oral rehabilitation, nutrition, and appearance (1). To maximize postoperative function, flap repair is currently the preferred method for reconstruction of defects after major surgery.…”

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Radial free forearm flap versus pectoralis major pedicled flap for reconstruction in patients with tongue cancer: Assessment of quality of lif

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Zhang²,

Li³

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BackgroundThis study investigated the quality of life of Chinese patients with tongue cancer who had undergone immediate flap reconstruction surgery. In addition, we compared 2 groups of patients: those who had received radial forearm free flap (RFFF) surgery and others who had received pectoralis major myocutaneous flap (PMMF) surgery.Material and MethodsPatients who received RFFF or PMMF reconstruction after primary tongue cancer treated with total and subtotal tongue resection were eligible for the current study. The patients’ demographic data, medical history, and quality of life scores (14-item Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and the University of Washington Quality of Life (UW-QOL) questionnaires) were collected.ResultsA total of 41 of 63 questionnaires were returned (65.08%). There were significant differences between the 2 groups in the gender (p< .05). Patients reconstructed with RFFF performed better in the shoulder domains, in addition to worse appearance domains.ConclusionsUsing either RFFF or PMMF for reconstruction of defects after tongue cancer resection significantly influences a patient’s quality of life. Data from this study provide useful information for physicians and patients during their discussion of reconstruction modalities for tongue cancers. Key words:Quality of life, radial forearm free flaps, pectoralis major myocutaneous flap, tongue cancer, oral function.

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Quality of life in oral cancer patients – Effects of mandible resection and socio-cultural aspects

Cited by 62 publications

References 21 publications

Quality of life of breast and cervical cancer survivors

Quality of life of breast and cervical cancer survivors

Mandibular lingual release versus mandibular lip-split approach for expanded resection of middle–late tongue cancer: A case-control study

Radial free forearm flap versus pectoralis major pedicled flap for reconstruction in patients with tongue cancer: Assessment of quality of lif

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