Aim: The aim of present study was to assess the quality of life of oral cancer patients. A descriptive survey design was adopted to collect the background information along with the quality of life from the 40 adult oral cancer patients attending the oncology units of a tertiary care hospital.

Method: Interview technique was used to collect both demographic data and Hindi version of FACT-H&T (version 4) scale was used for assessing the quality of life.

Results: In this study, majority of subjects (32.5%) belong to age group (31-40) years and (51 – 60) years, out of them, (85%) were man. Most of the respondents (27%) found to chew tobacco for maximum period of (11-15) years. The most affected domains were physical wellbeing {PWB subscale score (Mean = 8.35, SD=5.40)} and emotional wellbeing {EWB subscale score (Mean=10.15, SD=5.33)} of oral cancer patients. The average score of FACT-H&N total score, (quality of life) of oral cancer respondents between the range (50-95) was (65%).

Conclusion: Oral cancer patients often suffer from various degree of functional problems which affect their quality of life. Habits of tobacco and multiple habits were identified among the respondents. The awareness regarding habits of tobacco in any form can be more beneficial for the population of this area can reduce the incidence.