Table 1.
Areas most commonly affected by HNC and its treatment
Carer | Coping |
Dental status | Disfigurement |
Emotion | Fatigue |
Fear of recurrence | Financial/work |
Information | Lymphedema |
Nutrition | Oral rehabilitation |
Pain | Personality |
Self-esteem | Sociodemographic |
Speech | Swallowing |
Shoulder | Trismus |
Xerostomia | Unknown |
Abbreviation: HNC, head and neck cancer.