Oral oncology

Exercise and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients receiving immuno-chemotherapy before surgery

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Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) significantly impairs patients' quality of life.

  • Neoadjuvant immuno-chemotherapy may provide survival benefits but is associated with treatment-related toxicities.
  • Common toxicities include fatigue, sleep disturbances, and functional decline.
  • Exercise therapy has been effective in enhancing quality of life in patients with other types of cancer.
  • The impact of exercise therapy on HNSCC patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy remains largely unstudied.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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