Quality of life of nasopharyngeal cancer survivors in China

Current Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages e142-e147

  Hong, Jin Sheng ^a   Tian, Jun ^a   Han, Q F ^a   Ni, Q Y ^a  

^a FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Nasopharyngeal cancer; Quality of life; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DIZZINESS; DRY NOSE; DYSPHAGIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; ORAL MUCOSITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION INJURY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLEEP QUALITY; SURVIVAL TIME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84931445476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.22.2323     Document Type: Article

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