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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 15 Head and neck cancer and quality of life In recent years, cancer treatment method of assessment and standards evolve, the traditional measure of the standard treatment focused on the cure rate, survival and function of the reconstruction; while today’s oncologists are participating in this basis, while emphasizing increased after treatment quality of life. Survival is the primary treatment, but no quality of life is horrible. In addition, functional status and quality of life can not be equated with good function in patients after treatment does not mean that the quality is high. The quality of life meaning have a more broad in scope. It should be said on the quality of life, the head and neck is the heart of a person is the one to implement nutrition, breathing, communication and other life activities affect the quality of life in the concentration of important functions in the area, therefore, head and neck surgeons to the head and neck cancer patients survive the quality of this topical subject of increasing interest. Quality of life has become a measure of tumors, particularly head and neck cancer, an important indicator of treatment outcomes [1 ~ 5]. [The concept of quality of life] the quality of life is a complex research topic. It contains the patient’s physical, psychological, functional and other issues, but also including family, social and other external factors. Calman will be expressed as a person’s quality of life in the living conditions of the actual and the ideal standard of living gap between the [5]. Gotay and Moore believe that a good quality of life has two aspects: ① , we have completed the normal activities of daily capacity, which reflects the patient’s physical, psychological status and social interaction with a good command; ② patients to their own function and control of disease and / or related symptoms with satisfactory results [1]. In other words, generally speaking a good quality of life for patients,