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Alcohol-Related Risk, Depressive Symptoms, HRQoL, and Coping Phenotypes in Head-and-Neck Cancer: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study Stratified by Clinical Stage.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 1 Apr 2026
Hut Alexandru-Romulus, Iovanescu Gheorghe, Boia Eugen Radu, Horhat Delia Ioana, Dumitru Andrada Ioana, Galant Raphael, Rosca Cosmin, Kis Andreea Mihaela, Balica Nicolae Constantin
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Background and Objectives: Alcohol misuse, depressive symptoms, maladaptive coping, and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are clinically relevant in head-and-neck cancer, but their interrelationships are not fully captured by clinical stage alone. This multicenter study examined these domains at first admission and explored whether data-driven psychosocial phenotypes could complement stage-based...
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