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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the disorders in the function of smell and taste in patients with lung cancer and their effects on the quality of life. A control group of 40 patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer and 40 healthy individuals was included in this study. The Sniffin "Sticks test was used to evaluate the flavour function and the flavour stripes were used for the flavour function. The European Organization’s Quality of Life Scale (EORTC-QLQ-C30), Patient-based Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) and Beck Depression Scale (BDI) were applied to all patients for the treatment and research of cancer. Results: Patients had statistically significant decrease in their smell and taste scores according to the control group (p <0,001). The average score of EORTC-QLQ-C30 patients with a lower scale of general health status was 58.3 ± 21.8 (mediate). The smell threshold significantly correlated with the EORTC-QLQ-C30 overall health ratings (r = 0.31; p = 0.004) and physical functionality ratings (r = 0.32; p = 0.041) Also, according to the PG-SGA classification, 45% of patients had moderate and severe nutritional disorders. Patients with moderate and severe eating disorders have nausea (p = 0,015), fatigue (p = 0,001) and appetite loss (p ? Symptoms related to 0.001 were clearer. The result: Patients with lung cancer have a lower taste and smell score than healthy individuals. On the other hand, better smell is associated with higher functionality, which can indicate that smell changes can affect a person’s overall health.

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