Mouth Neoplasms - Psychology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

A qualitative study of the experience of oral cancer among Taiwanese men.

30 Jul 2009 The incidence and mortality of oral cancer in Taiwanese men have increased over the past decade, primarily associated with a surge in the popularity of betel quid chewing. The aim of this study was to examine the experience of six Taiwanese men with ... Read more...

Making new meanings of being in the world after treatment for oral cancer.

30 Jul 2009 When the mouth is affected by cancer, difficulties in satisfying basic human needs such as eating, tasting, swallowing, and speaking might arise, and the existential significance of the mouth might become obvious. How does it feel to live with these ... Read more...

Perception of head and neck cancer quality of life within the medical world: a multicultural study.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Physician's perception of quality of life of patients with cancer is unclear. No reports have evaluated its influence on patient management. METHODS: Five hundred otolaryngologists completed a questionnaire regarding the quality of life ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mouth Neoplasms - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A qualitative study of the experience of oral cancer among Taiwanese men. 30 Jul 2009
• Making new meanings of being in the world after treatment for oral cancer. 30 Jul 2009
• Perception of head and neck cancer quality of life within the medical world: a multicultural study. 30 Jul 2009
• Quality of life in long-term oral cancer survivors: a comparison with Spanish general population norms. 30 Jul 2009
• Iranian dental students' knowledge of and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS patients. 30 May 2009
• Smokeless tobacco use among adult patients who visited family practice clinics in Karachi, Pakistan. 29 Apr 2009
• Function, postoperative morbidity, and quality of life after cervical sentinel node biopsy and after selective neck dissection. 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
• [Changing trend over time of psychological states and quality of life of oral cancer patients with surgery] 27 Feb 2009
• Quality of life in patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. 7 Jan 2009
• Barriers and triggers to seeking help for potentially malignant oral symptoms: implications for interventions. 30 Dec 2008
• Patient demand for smoking cessation advice in dentist offices after introduction of graphic health warnings in Australia. 30 Aug 2008
• Predictors of quality of life after treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal carcinoma. 30 Jul 2008
• A qualitative evaluation of patient experiences when diagnosed with oral cancer recurrence. 29 Jun 2008
• Immediate impact of primary surgery on health-related quality of life of hospitalized patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. 29 Jun 2008
• Quality of life in patients treated for cancer of the oral cavity requiring reconstruction: a prospective study. 30 May 2008
• Quality of life and psychiatric morbidity in patients successfully treated for oral cavity squamous cell cancer and their wives. 30 May 2008
• Patient delay for potentially malignant oral symptoms. 30 Mar 2008
• Quality of life in oral carcinoma: a 5-year prospective study. 30 Mar 2008

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Technical information about 'Mouth Neoplasms'

Definition: Tumors or cancer of the MOUTH.

Descriptor UI: D009062

Alternative terms: Mouth Neoplasms; Mouth Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Mouth; Neoplasms, Oral; Neoplasm, Oral; Oral Neoplasm; Oral Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Mouth; Cancer of Mouth; Mouth Cancers; Mouth Cancer; Cancer, Mouth; Cancers, Mouth; Oral Cancer; Cancer, Oral; Cancers, Oral; Oral Cancers; Cancer of the Mouth;

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: C04.588.443.591; C07.465.565;

Technical Notes: coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM)