La Radiologia medica
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La Radiologia medica · Apr 2017
Late toxicity, evolving radiotherapy techniques, and quality of life in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
To analyze quality of life (QoL) and functional state (FS) by patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires (FACT-G, FACT-NP, PSS-HN, XeQOLS, and EQ-5D-3L) in long-term survivors nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with conventional radiotherapy (RT) and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). ⋯ Our preliminary data suggest that age, older techniques, xerostomia, and hearing loss are negative predictors of QoL.