Oral Health Behavior-Cognition-Awareness education is associated with improved short-term knowledge and long-term oral hygiene in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: a two-phase study.

A structured oral health education program delivered before radiotherapy improved head and neck cancer patients' knowledge and behaviours immediately after intervention, and was associated with better oral hygiene measures and self-care practices at 12 months compared to standard care.

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