Postoperative Oral Function Disturbance and Socioeconomic Changes in the Life of Head and Neck Cancer Patients.

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  • MITSUDO Kenji
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Postgraduate School of Medicine
  • HAYASHI Yasushi
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Postgraduate School of Medicine
  • YAMAMOTO Noriyuki
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Postgraduate School of Medicine
  • TOHNAI Iwai
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Postgraduate School of Medicine
  • UEDA Minoru
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Postgraduate School of Medicine

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  • 頭頚部癌患者における手術後の社会生活変化に関する検討　　アンケートによる調査
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Abstract

Postoperative patients with head and neck cancer have oral functional disturbances and cosmetic problems that can greatly compromise their QOL. In this report, we investigated the functional disturbances and the socioeconomic changes among postoperative head and neck cancer patients, by means of a questionnaire. Cases were classified into early stages (stage I, II) and advanced stages (stage M, IV), and we evaluated them.<BR>According to this survey, the socioeconomic changes, such as unemployment (8/14: 57.1%) and decreased income (5/14: 35.7%) were due to such dysfunction. We considered it necessary to provide financial support as one procedure to improve their situation. There are a disability authorization system and disability pension as public support for the postoperative patient that has severe dysfunction. We should understand these systems, and we should more effectively make use of them for the patients.

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