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ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2023

Body image concerns in long-term head and neck cancer survivors: prevalence and role of clinical factors and patient-reported late effects.

Anna Ivanova, Rubén Rodríguez-Cano, Ingela Lundin Kvalem, Diana Harcourt, Cecilie E Kiserud, Cecilie D Amdal

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Article in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Long-term outcomes among individuals living with and beyond head and neck cancer: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  2. Multidomain predictors of long-term work disability in late survivorship after head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna IvanovaDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Blindern, PB 1094, 0317, Oslo, Norway. anna.ivanova@psykologi.uio.no.
Rubén Rodríguez-CanoDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Blindern, PB 1094, 0317, Oslo, Norway.
Ingela Lundin KvalemDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Blindern, PB 1094, 0317, Oslo, Norway.
Diana HarcourtCentre for Appearance Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
Cecilie E KiserudDepartment of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Cecilie D AmdalDepartment of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
University of Oslo · NOOslo University Hospital · NOUniversity of the West of England · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHead and neck cancer (HNC) patients are at risk of long-term body image distress (BID). We aimed to investigate the severity of BID in long-term HNC survivors and to explore the associations between sociodemographic and clinical factors, patient-reported late effects, and cancer-related body image (BI) concerns.

methodsThis cross-sectional study included quality of life and BI assessment in an 8-year (SD = 1.58) follow-up after treatment among 258 HNC survivors. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the relationship between three groups of BI concerns (no concerns, mild to moderate concerns, and BID) and patient-reported late effects. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were included in the model as covariates.

resultsA total of 51.2% of participants had mild to moderate BI concerns, and 9.5% reported BID. Compared to those with no BI concerns, participants with BID were more likely to live without a partner, to have had radiotherapy and surgery, and to report worse emotional functioning and higher oral and throat pain. Compared to participants with no BI concerns, those with mild to moderate concerns reported higher oral and throat pain and speech problems.

conclusionsSome level of cancer-related BI concerns persisted in the majority of HNC survivors many years after treatment, while a small proportion of survivors experienced BID. BI concerns were associated with treatment modality and patients' daily functioning and symptoms. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Insight into factors associated with BI problems may help to identify survivors at risk and may facilitate closer follow-up of survivors in need.

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Cancer SurvivorsHead and Neck NeoplasmsBody ImageCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPrevalenceQuality of LifeSurvivorsBody imageHead and neck cancerLate effectsQuality of life

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