@inbook{3e63d14dc116468680132349a260ae33,
title = "Quality of Life Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer",
abstract = "Quality of life (QOL) has commanded growing attention within oncology in recent years. Adverse changes in functional and behavioral outcomes are a special concern in patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC), because these malignancies disrupt basic aspects of daily life such as eating, respiration, and communication. These difficulties are greatly amplified by demanding treatment toxicities. Thus, there is growing recognition that traditional clinical endpoints such as tumor response and disease-free survival need to be supplemented by indices of QOL. This development has been given further impetus lately by patient advocacy and by the introduction of improved QOL measures. In this chapter, we briefly discuss advances in QOL assessment, review research findings regarding acute and long-term QOL outcomes, and consider important determinants of risk and resilience.",
keywords = "Laryngeal Cancer, Laryngectomy Patient, Neck Cancer, Neck Cancer Patient, Total Laryngectomy",
author = "Sherman, \{Allen C.\} and Ehab Hanna and Stephanie Simonton",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ 2005.",
year = "2005",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-59259-938-7\_20",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Current Clinical Oncology",
publisher = "Springer International Publishing",
pages = "305--321",
booktitle = "Current Clinical Oncology",
}