10.6084/m9.figshare.5718337.v1
Paula Mariano de Oliveira Iriya
Paula Mariano de Oliveira
Iriya
Luiz Wanderlei Romaniszen
Luiz Wanderlei
Romaniszen
Thais Maria Freire Fernandes
Thais Maria Freire
Fernandes
Marcelo Lupion Poleti
Marcelo Lupion
Poleti
Health-related quality of life of patients with squamous cell carcinoma: a comparison according to tumor location
SciELO journals
2017
Quality of Life
Carcinoma
Squamous Cell
Neoplasms
2017-12-20 02:40:15
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Health-related_quality_of_life_of_patients_with_squamous_cell_carcinoma_a_comparison_according_to_tumor_location/5718337
<div><p>Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the health-related quality of life (QOL) of patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) according to tumor location. The sample consisted of 27 patients with primary SCC in the oral cavity (n = 15), pharynx (n = 7), and larynx (n = 5) who were undergoing cancer treatment at the Cancer Hospital of Londrina, regardless of age, sex, clinical stage, and type of antineoplastic treatment. Health-related QOL was evaluated using the 30-item Cancer-Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30), the 35-item Head and Neck Cancer-Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-HN35), and the University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire (UW-QOL). These questionnaires were administered individually to each patient before ambulatory care. Sociodemographic data (age and sex) and clinical data (T stage, tumor location, and type of antineoplastic treatment) were collected from the patients' medical records. Scores were compared according to tumor location using the chi-squared test and one-way analysis of variance (p < 0.05). No score differed significantly according to tumor location. It can be concluded that the health-related QOL of patients with SCC was not influenced by tumor location.</p></div>