The impact of oral health literacy on oral health in lung cancer patients: the mediating role of psychosocial factors.

A survey of 250 lung cancer patients found that psychosocial factors (such as anxiety and family support) partially explain how oral health literacy influences oral health status, with psychosocial factors accounting for about half of this relationship.

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