Evaluation of Malnutrition and Quality of Life in Patients Treated for Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Inclusion criteria</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> (i) Patients aged above 18 years who were treated for oral and oropharyngeal cancer</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Exclusion criteria</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> (i) Patients with metastatic disease, i.e., stage IV C<br/>(ii) Patients treated with cancer below the level of the hypopharynx<br/>(iii) Patients with poor performance state, not fit to receive any radical treatment<br/>(iv) Patients not fit for concurrent chemotherapy<br/>(v) Patients not willing to provide the consent for study<br/>(vi) Patients who did not complete the course of treatment</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="1"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study.</div>

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Table 1: Evaluation of Malnutrition and Quality of Life in Patients Treated for Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer 