Quality of Life and Psycological Evaluation of Patients Affected by Head and Neck Cancer

Quality of Life and Psychological Evaluation of Patients Affected by Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Curative Intent: Multicentric Prospective Study

The prospective trial is to describe the quality of life and psychological effects in patients with head and neck tumor receiving curative intent treatment

The multicentric prospective trial is to evaluate the quality of life and psychological effects in patients with head and neck tumor treated by curative intent radiation therapy. The treatment consists in a conventionally fractionated Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) or until 2.2 Gy per fraction with a total dose of 50-66 Gy in post-operative setting and 66-72 Gy in radical setting.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (oral cavity, larynx, pharynx and hypopharynx) in non-metastatic staging;
• curative intent treatment (radiation therapy associated or not to chemotherapy; surgery associated or not to post-operative radiotherapy and chemotherapy);
• performance status < 2;
• age ≥ 18 years;
• good knowledge of italian language;
• written informed consent