Comparison of Quality of Life in Oral Cancer Patients following Surgery vs Radiotherapy
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Oral cancer being one of the most common malignancies in the low-income group in India. It usually presents in an advanced stage limiting treatment options. The mainstays of treatment being surgery and radiotherapy both being lifestyle changing procedures. Aims andobjectives:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of life for oral cancer survivors after surgery in comparison with radiotherapy using ICF questionnaire Materials andmethods:
Oral cancer patients who underwent surgery (25 patients) and Radiotherapy (25 patients) in Stanley medical college for stage 1 and stage 2 lesions of oral carcinoma for past 3 Years (2013-2015) were enrolled.Results:
The study showed that surgery as primary therapy provided a better quality of life than radiotherapy alone in the treatment of oral cancer patients.Conclusion:
After comparing the results primary surgery for oral malignancy seems to be the treatment of choice as long as the tumor is amenable to surgical resection. Radiotherapy though resulting in a lower quality of life is very efficacious for unresectable tumors.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Año:
2017
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