Table 2. QLQ-LC29 subscale to assess symptoms related to thoracic surgery.
Please answer the following questions only if you had surgery for lung cancer | Not at all | A little | Quite a bit | Very much |
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55. Have you had pain in the area of surgery? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
56. Has the area of your wound been oversensitive? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
57. Have you been restricted in your performance due to the extent of surgery? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
58. Have you had any difficulty using your arm or shoulder on the side of the chest operation? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
59. Has your scar pain interfered with your daily activities? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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