ORIGINAL ARTICLE QUALITY OF LIFE IN ORAL CARCINOMA: A 5-YEAR PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Abstract: Background. We conducted this prospective lon-gitudinal multicenter study to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with oral carcinoma at diagnosis, and after 1 and 5 years in relation to tumour location and treatment modality. Methods. One hundred twenty-two patients (mean age, 61; 62 % males) with oral carcinoma were evaluated with standar-dized HRQL questionnaires, the European Organization fo