Symptom patterns, physical function and quality of life among head and neck cancer patients prior to and after surgical treatment: A prospective study

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate patterns of symptoms, physical function and quality of life (QoL) among patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) prior to, 3–9 days post-surgery, and one month post-surgery. Methods A prospective, repeated-measures design with consecutively-identified sampling was used to recruit HNC patients undergoing surgical treatment. Data collected included demographic and clinical characteristics, symptoms by M.D....