ReviewNeuro-oncology practice2018
The impact and incidence of altered body image in patients with head and neck tumors: a systematic review.
Review in Neuro-oncology practice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Perioperative Depressive Symptoms in Surgical Cancer Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Potential Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms markers for radiation dermatitis in head and neck cancer patients: a meta-analysis.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2024Pooled it
- Experiences and perceptions of men following breast cancer diagnosis: a mixed method systematic review.BMC cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Illness Perception and Psychosocial Adjustment in Brain Tumor Patients and Their Family Caregivers: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model Analysis.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a self-management ability scale for patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy (SMA-HNC).Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Underserved Survivors of Nonmalignant Brain Tumors.Clinical journal of oncology nursing · 2025Review
- The Interplay of Chronic Stress and Cancer: Pathophysiology and Implications for Integrated Care.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Review
- "Women's experiences of head and neck cancer: an interpretative phenomenological analysis".BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Effect of nurse-Led psychosocial intervention on body image distress and treatment compliance among patients undergoing treatment of cancer: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Validity Testing of the Head and Neck Lymphedema and Fibrosis Symptom Inventory.Lymphatic research and biology · 2022Article
- Article
- Body image distress among cancer patients: needs for psychosocial intervention development.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- State of Rehabilitation Research in the Head and Neck Cancer Population: Functional Impact vs. Impairment-Focused Outcomes.Current oncology reports · 2022Review
- Stigma, depression, and anxiety among patients with head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Body Image Scale: Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties in Three Indian Head and Neck Cancer Language Groups.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- COVID-induced 3 weeks' treatment delay may exacerbate breast cancer patient's psychological symptoms.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Association of Inventory to Measure and Assess imaGe Disturbance - Head and Neck Scores With Clinically Meaningful Body Image-Related Distress Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Frequency of Sexual Problems and Related Psychosocial Characteristics in Cancer Patients-Findings From an Epidemiological Multicenter Study in Germany.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Body image dissatisfaction is a common issue among patients with cancer and is associated with difficulty coping, anxiety, and depression. Patients with tumors involving the head and neck are at increased risk of body image dissatisfaction due to the visible disfigurement that can occur from their illness and its treatment. Patients with primary central nervous system (CNS) malignancies often face similar tumor-related and treatment-related effects, yet there is limited research conducted in this population. Our aim was to perform a systematic review of the literature on body image in patients with tumors of the head and neck, and identify factors associated with body image alterations during treatment, with the intention of applying these approaches to those with CNS disease. A systematic search of PubMed and EMBASE was performed using predefined criteria. Nine studies met the inclusion criteria and were selected for review. The literature collected showed a relationship between body image and age, depressive symptoms, and tumor grade or stage. In addition, body image disturbance had an impact on patients' daily functioning and psychosocial indices including anxiety, coping, and body reintegration. Evaluation of the impact of body image alterations in patients with CNS tumors is needed to direct clinical care, explore research opportunities, and improve patient quality of life.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.