Association of Distress Severity and Problem Burden in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Standard NCCN distress thresholds may miss a substantial proportion of HNC patients with meaningful psychosocial and physical concerns. Pain remains highly prevalent regardless of distress level, highlighting a role for universal pain assessment.
Authors
- Cheyenne Corbett
- Nosayaba Osazuwa‐Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1390-9753)
- Russel Kahmke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4323-9690)
- Melissa Christina White
- May Z. Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2801-7379)
- Rong Jiang
- Alexandra E. Hunter
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psycho-Oncology
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70426
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00