Mastication, swallowing, and salivary flow in patients with head and neck cancer: objective tests versus patient-reported outcomes

Before and after treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC), many patients have problems with mastication, swallowing, and salivary flow. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between objective test outcomes of mastication, swallowing, and salivary flow versus patient-reported outcomes (PROs) measuring mastication-, swallowing-, and salivary flow-related quality of life.Data of the prospective cohort "Netherlands Quality of Life...