Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Quality of life in long-term oral cancer survivors: a comparison with Spanish general population norms.

30 Jul 2009 PURPOSE: Health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) data are becoming an important supplement to information pertaining to treatment outcomes for cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the HRQOL of patients undergoing primary surgery ... Read more...

Association between depression and survival or disease recurrence in patients with head and neck cancer enrolled in a depression prevention trial.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: To determine if depression portends a worse prognosis in patients with head and neck cancer, we conducted a retrospective chart analysis of subjects who participated in a randomized placebo-controlled trial of citalopram for the ... Read more...

Development and validation of the functional assessment of cancer therapy nasopharyngeal cancer subscale.

30 May 2009 BACKGROUND: We aimed to develop a quality-of-life subscale for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and validate the functional assessment of cancer therapy-nasopharyngeal (FACT-NP). METHODS: The FACT-NP was tested cross-sectionally in survivors of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Quality of life in long-term oral cancer survivors: a comparison with Spanish general population norms. 30 Jul 2009
• Association between depression and survival or disease recurrence in patients with head and neck cancer enrolled in a depression prevention trial. 29 Jun 2009
• Development and validation of the functional assessment of cancer therapy nasopharyngeal cancer subscale. 30 May 2009
• Sexual side effects in women with anal carcinoma. 29 Apr 2009
• Quality of life in the actinic neoplasia syndrome: The VA Topical Tretinoin Chemoprevention (VATTC) Trial. 24 Apr 2009
• Correlation of inhibitor of differentiation 1 expression to tumor progression, poor differentiation and aggressive behaviors in cervical carcinoma. 7 Apr 2009
• Influences and predictors of long-term quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors. 30 Mar 2009
• Screening for dysfunction to promote multidisciplinary intervention by using the University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire. 30 Mar 2009
• Oral cancer knowledge, attitudes and practices: a survey of dentists and primary care physicians in Massachusetts. 30 Mar 2009
• Pretreatment health behaviors predict survival among patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. 14 Mar 2009
• Predictors of postoperative quality of life after esophagectomy for cancer. 14 Mar 2009
• Surgical salvage of cancer of the oropharynx after chemoradiation. 27 Feb 2009
• The management of locally advanced carcinoma of the oesophagus - SCOPE for improvement? 12 Feb 2009
• Quality of life assessment in patients with locally advanced head and neck malignancy after ablative surgery and reconstruction with microvascular free flaps. 30 Jan 2009
• State of mind. 30 Jan 2009
• Life after cancer in India: coping with side effects and cancer pain. 30 Dec 2008
• Patient preferences for the disclosure of prognosis after esophagectomy for cancer with curative intent. 30 Jul 2008
• Immediate impact of primary surgery on health-related quality of life of hospitalized patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. 29 Jun 2008
• [Assessment of the quality of life of patients with lung cancer using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey] 30 May 2008
• Living with skin cancer. 30 May 2008

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Technical information about 'Carcinoma, Squamous Cell'

Definition: A carcinoma derived from stratified squamous epithelium. It may also occur in sites where glandular or columnar epithelium is normally present. (From Stedman, 25th ed)

Descriptor UI: D002294

Alternative terms: Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Carcinomas, Squamous Cell; Squamous Cell Carcinomas; Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Squamous; Carcinomas, Squamous; Squamous Carcinoma; Squamous Carcinomas; Carcinoma, Epidermoid; Carcinomas, Epidermoid; Epidermoid Carcinoma; Epidermoid Carcinomas; Carcinoma, Planocellular; Carcinomas, Planocellular; Planocellular Carcinoma; Planocellular Carcinomas;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.557.470.200.400; C04.557.470.700.400;

Online Note: use CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL to search CARCINOMA, EPIDERMOID 1966-80

History Note: 81; was CARCINOMA, EPIDERMOID 1963-80

Technical Notes: coordinate IM with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term (IM)