Identifying pain-related concerns in routine follow-up clinics following oral and oropharyngeal cancer

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World Journal of Clinical Oncology

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World J Clin Oncol. Aug 10, 2012; 3(8): 116-125
Published online Aug 10, 2012. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v3.i8.116

Table 4 The most common concerns raised by patients on the Patients Concerns Inventory for each clinical group

No significant pain and no wish to discuss pain (n = 110)		Significant pain (n = 44)		No significant pain but wish to discuss pain (n = 23)
Issue	%	Issue	%	Issue	%
Fear of the cancer coming back	26	Fear of the cancer coming back	57	Pain in head and neck	78
Dental health/teeth	21	Dental health / teeth	46	Fear of the cancer coming back	61
Chewing /Eating	21	Chewing / Eating	39	Shoulder	44
Salivation	16	Fatigue / tiredness	39	Fatigue / tiredness	39
Swallowing	15	Swallowing	39	Dental health / teeth	35
Mucous production	13	Pain in head and neck	32	Swallowing	35
Fatigue/tiredness	13	Mood	30	Chewing / Eating	30
Mouth opening	12	Energy levels	30	Mood	30
Breathing	11	Pain elsewhere	27	Mucous production	26
Sleeping	11	Appearance	27	Sleeping	26
Weight	11	Depression	25	Salivation	26
Taste	11	Sleeping	25	Energy levels	26
		Anxiety	25

Citation: Rogers SN, Cleator AJ, Lowe D, Ghazali N. Identifying pain-related concerns in routine follow-up clinics following oral and oropharyngeal cancer. World J Clin Oncol 2012; 3(8): 116-125
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v3/i8/116.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v3.i8.116

Rogers SN, Cleator AJ, Lowe D, Ghazali N. Identifying pain-related concerns in routine follow-up clinics following oral and oropharyngeal cancer. World J Clin Oncol 2012; 3(8): 116-125 [PMID: 22905338 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v3.i8.116]

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