Multidisciplinary Approach to Oral Cancer: The Way to Improve Expectancy and Quality of Life

• Other Authors: Lajolo, Carlo (Editor), Paludetti, Gaetano (Editor), Patini, Romeo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; oral cancer; sleep disturbance; depression; anxiety; insomnia; oral cancer survivors; psychiatric profile; head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; vascular mimicry; Matrigel; Myogel; zebrafish; metastasis; oral squamous cell carcinoma; nomograms; prognostic models; overall survival; prognosis; systematic review; osteoradionecrosis; jaw; head and neck cancer; radiotherapy; tooth extraction; oral status; periodontitis; dental caries; DMFt; sarcopenia; nonsarcopenia; OCSCC; survival; esophageal cancer; neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy; esophagectomy; adjuvant therapy; oral mucositis; oral Candida spp.; oral candidiasis; chemotherapy; radiochemotherapy; single-cell RNA-Seq; cell trajectory inference; precise medication; drug discovery; trismus; mouth opening; mandibulectomy; fibula free flap; postoperative; ramus; MIO; interincisal opening; head and neck; survivorship; tongue cancer; primary closure; flap reconstruction; functional outcome; survival outcome; gender distribution; quality of life; mandibular reconstruction; free fibula flap; patient-specific implant; plates; University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire; immunosuppression; meta-analysis
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The growing improvement of medical sciences in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck oncological diseases has produced a significant increase in the life expectancy of affected patients. it is therefore necessary to direct new energies towards understanding and protecting the quality of life of cancer patients. This reprint presents the fruit of the research protocols of numerous groups around the world on the topics of life expectancy and quality of life of patients suffering from head and neck cancer.