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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2019 Volume 147, Issue 11-12, Pages: 713-717
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH180827059Z
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Quality of life in patients with laryngeal cancer before and after surgery

Zatoński Tomasz (Wroclaw Medical University Clinical Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wroclaw, Poland)
Kolator Mateusz (Wroclaw Medical University Clinical Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wroclaw, Poland)

Introduction/Objective. Assessment of the Quality-of-life questionnaires was filled out before and after surgery by patients with laryngeal cancer hospitalized in the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, qualified for surgical treatment. Methods. Fifty-four patients with laryngeal cancer in T3 and T4 stages who were qualified for total laryngectomy were asked to fill out the EORTC QLQ-30 and H&N30 modules before and a few years after surgical treatment. Results. The quality of life of the hospitalized patients increased after surgery. The level of pain after surgery decreased and was statistically significant (p = 0.025). In the study group, 90.6% of patients survived five years after surgery. Conclusion. The quality of life in patients with laryngeal cancer improved in the domain of pain. Further research should be conducted on a larger group of patients. Future results could provide useful material for analysis regarding the benefits for the patient that may be relevant to a decision to consent to the proposed treatment and the choice of its type.

Keywords: quality of life, laryngeal cancer, follow-up, laryngectomy