Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 97, Issue 2 , Pages 258-262 , November 2010

Quality of life as predictor of survival: A prospective study on patients treated with combined surgery and radiotherapy for advanced oral and oropharyngeal cancer

  • Inge M. Oskam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Neil K. Aaronson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Dirk J. Kuik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Remco de Bree

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Patricia Doornaert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Johannes A. Langendijk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • René C. Leemans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 16 June 2008 ,Revised 8 February 2010 ,Accepted 8 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.02.005

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 97, Issue 2 , Pages 258-262 , November 2010

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