International Session 7　　Benign Tumors

A)Aim: This study assesses distress and the Quality of life(QoL)prevalence, severity, and relationship among posttreatment nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC)patients.B)Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study at Hospital Melaka and Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz involved post-treatment NPC patients with at least six months of follow-up.Distress was assessed using the Distress Thermometer.QoL and symptomatology were assessed with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer(EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire(QLQ-C30)and EORTC Head and Neck Module(QLQ-H&N 35) .C)Results: One hundred forty-four patients with a median age of 60 5 years(range 18-92) .The median NPC surveillance follow-up time was seven years(6 months to 36 years) , the Median distress score was 4(range, 1-8) , and the Median HRQOL score was 75(range of 50-100) .A significant negative correlation was found between distress and the HRQOL score.(r-0 53, p0 01) .D)Conclusion: Overall distress and HRQOL scores among post-treatment NPC patients were good.Factors such as sticky saliva, dry mouth, fatigue, and decreased sexuality substantially impacted distress and QoL.