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Health-Related Quality of Life As a Survival Predictor for Patients With Localized Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Radiation Therapy

François Meyer, A. Fortin, Michel Gélinas, Abdenour Nabid, François Brochet, Bernard Têtu, Isabelle Bairati

Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2009 · 94 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

Our findings indicate that both baseline PF and PF change provide added prognostic value for OS beyond established predictors in patients with HNC. Assessing HRQOL could help better predict survival of cancer patients.

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