Development of support tools for treatment choice of head and neck cancer - Through QOL survey of cancer survivors

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K23154
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0908:Society medicine, nursing, and related fields
• Research Institution: Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute
• Principal Investigator: Terada Hoshino 愛知県がんセンター(研究所), がん予防研究分野, 研究員 (60886498)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 頭頸部癌 / 下咽頭癌 / TPL / CRT / QOL

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A questionnaire survey was conducted on the group that underwent surgery (pharyngolaryngectomy: TPL) or chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for advanced hypopharyngeal cancer. The EORTC QLQ-C30 scale was used to compare global health status scores. The CRT group tended to score higher than the TPL group, but there was no significant difference. Also, although no significant difference was observed, the TPL group had lower role and social activities and higher pain values than the CRT group.

Free Research Field

頭頸部外科

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

患者が治療選択をする際に、本研究で得られた結果を提供し、意思決定を支援することが期待される。さらにこの研究を発展させ、治療後の仕事復帰の割合、役割的活動性、社会的活動性についてより詳細な検討を要するため、前向き研究を開始した。