There have been several reports of a rising incidence of oral cancer from many parts of the world. Although it is well known that oral cancer increases with age, recent trends for a rising incidence… (More)
The incidence of oral cancer amongst young adults is increasing in many European and high incidence countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the major risk factors for oral cancer in young… (More)
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The main aim of this prospective study was to examine the utility of Leventhal's common sense model in predicting longitudinal judgement-based outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer… (More)
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The objectives of this study were to investigate longitudinal predictors of fear of recurrence in survivors of head and neck cancer (HNC) using Leventhal's Common Sense Model (CSM) as a… (More)
The identification of positive outcomes from adversity has been commonly termed benefit finding. This cross-sectional questionnaire study aimed to identify the extent to which benefit finding occurs… (More)
The survival rate in advanced cancer of the head and neck has remained at approximately 50%, and efforts are now directed towards reducing the impact of the disease and its treatment in terms of… (More)
The clinical diagnosis of stomatological disease may indicate its cause and prognosis; however, it says little about the resulting level of impairment from the patient's perspective. The primary… (More)
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To assess the extent to which individualised quality of life (QoL) was related to standardised health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), and to assess how much of the variation in each of these… (More)
Lack of adherence to health-promoting advice challenges the successful prevention and management of many conditions. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was developed in 1966 to predict health-promoting… (More)