Table 3. QoL Scores Before and Four Weeks after Treatment (n = 17)^a.

EORTC	Preoperative	Postoperative	P Valueb
Physical function	89.0 ± 11.3	95.0 ± 9.3	0.21
Role function	91.2 ± 13.3	10.0 ± 0.0	0.08
Emotional function	93.6 ± 39.6	97.9 ± 23.9	0.24
Cognitive function	90.2 ± 11.9	91.6 ± 78.9	0.76
Social function	79.4 ± 19.1	95.8 ± 7.7	0.03
Quality of life	56.9 ± 15.7	88.5 ± 11.7	< 0.001
Fatigue	18.3 ± 13.6	6.9 ± 10.2	0.05
Nausea & vomiting	4.9 ± 9.8	8.0 ± 0.0	0.18
Pain	28.4 ± 23.4	10.4 ± 12.4	0.05
Dyspnea	11.8 ± 16.4	4.2 ± 11.8	0.25
Insomnia	25.5 ± 25.1	8.3 ± 15.4	0.09
Appetite loss	17.7 ± 31.4	8.0 ± 0.0	0.13
Constipation	15.7 ± 20.8	12.5 ± 17.3	0.71
Diarrhea	15.7 ± 20.8	8.0 ± 0.0	0.05
Financial difficulties	33.3 ± 33.3	20.8 ± 17.3	0.33

^aValue are expressed as mean ± SD.

^bPaired t test.