Baseline health perceptions, dysphagia, and survival in patients with head and neck cancer
Lango MN, Egleston B, Fang C, Burtness B, Galloway T, Liu J, Mehra R, Ebersole B, Moran K, Ridge JA. Baseline health perceptions, dysphagia, and survival in patients with head and neck cancer. Cancer 2013, 120: 840-847. PMID: 24352973, PMCID: PMC3951722, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-related deathPatient-reported health stateDisease recurrenceBaseline dysphagiaWeight lossNeck cancerHealth perceptionPatient-reported dysphagiaECOG performance statusAdvanced T classificationProspective cohort studyGeneral health perceptionRisk of deathNeck cancer patientsPatient-reported measuresLogistic regression analysisHealth statesCurative intentDysphagia measuresCohort studyIdentifies patientsPerformance statusEuroQol-5DMale patientsSWAL-QOL