Early return to work is possible after transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in carefully selected patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
High rate of RTW amongst patients after TORS, which is the highest reported amongst head and neck cancer literature to date. Participants returned earlier after surgery only compared to adjuvant treatment, but both groups reported high HR-QOL metrics. Physical effects of treatment, including fatigue and oral dysfunction were some of the main barriers to RTW; whereas flexible working arrangements and support from employer/colleagues were major facilitators.
Authors
- Lachlan McDowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4268-3079)
- Benjamin J. Dixon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8004-717X)
- Michael Fahey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9057-7860)
- Matthew J. R. Magarey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-4060)
- Lorne Green
- Mario Tapia
- Meiling Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3508-7412)
- Fiona Ip
Institutions
- Epworth Hospital (AU)
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (AU)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital (AU)
- Hospital Regional de Concepción (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Oral Oncology
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.107032
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16