Smoking Status and Body Image in Oral Cancer Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Oral Cavity Cancer

In brief

Primary Objectives: 1. To characterize smoking behaviors and body image in patients with oral cavity cancer prior to and following surgical procedures. 2. To examine the relationship between smoking status and body image in this sample of head and neck cancer patients. 3. To examine the influence of smoking status and body image on quality of life outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00412490

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

75

Starts

2005-12-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-01-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• Able to provide written informed consent to participate
• Diagnosis of head and neck malignancy involving an oral cavity site without previous treatment
• Current treatment plan includes surgical intervention
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Previous treatment for malignancy in the head and neck region
• Significant preexisting facial disfigurement from a previous trauma or congenital defect
• Diagnosis of a serious mental illness involving formal thought disorder (e.g., Schizophrenia) documented in medical record.

Where it is running

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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