Quality of Life (QoL) in Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) Patients - A Palliative Care Perspective
Journal Title: GUJARAT CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH JOURNAL - Year 2013, Vol 15, Issue 1
Abstract
The term Quality of Life (QoL) refers not only to the impact of disease and treatment, but to the recognisation of the patients as an individual and also as a whole person, body, mind and spirit. Pain and Palliative Care Out Patient Department is the right place to address their problem and pain interventions. A true picture of various issues of QoL in Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) is described
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Geeta Joshi
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