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HNC-8D: A Head and Neck Cancer–Specific Utility Measure That Improves Discrimination of Post‑treatment Health States
A multinational team developed and valued the HNC-8D, an 8-dimension, head and neck cancer–specific health utility instrument derived from EORTC QLQ-C30/H&N43. Valuation in 250 participants yielded mean absolute prediction errors of 0.041 (discovery) and 0.082 (validation).