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

Table 6

Association between the oral symptoms, psychological burden, and impaired social activities with various modes of treatment.

Symptoms	Surgery + CT + RT (%)	Surgery + RT (%)	Surgery alone (%)	value
Chewing problems	16.70	39.10	66.70	0.045
Trismus	16.70	48.40	33.30	0.012
Dysphagia	60.00	82.80	100.00	0.033
Pain	93.30	76.60	66.70	0.12
Taste disturbance	33.30	40.60	33.30	0.782
Sticky saliva	80.00	100.00	100.00	0.001
Social activity	80.00	70.30	100.00	0.354
Psychological	83.30	65.60	66.70	0.207