Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3978425 | Bulletin du Cancer | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The quality of life of patients treated for head and neck cancers and their carers is part of the current concerns of health care teams. Assessment tools were created and helped to highlight the severe physical effects (pain, mucositisâ¦) and chronic (mutilation, post-radiation complicationsâ¦) related to the disease or to different treatments but also to consider the psychosocial impact of this disease. Improving the quality of life through a thoughtful and comprehensive support that must be associated with somatic care, mental health care, rehabilitation and inclusion of social difficulties and suffering relatives. Supportive care shall ensure a good quality of life for patients treated and their families but also reduce the physical effects associated with the disease and treatment. They rely on coordination of care including the cancer networks established in the cancer plan to ensure comprehensive and continuous care for these patients.
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Authors
Emmanuel Babin, Natacha Heutte, Guillaume Grandazzi, Virginie Prévost, Laetitia Robard,