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This study aimed to translate and validate the post-treatment Patient Concerns Inventory for head and neck (PCI-HN) into Arabic among HNC survivors. Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional design, where PCI-HN was translated and assessed for content and face validity by clinical experts and patients, respectively. Revisions to multiple items related to \u2018social and religious welfare\u2019. Patients\u2019 responses were then analysed to assess internal consistency (Cronbach\u2019s alpha) and test\u2013retest reliability (Cohen\u2019s Kappa). Results: Thirty-eight participants (19 males, 19 females, mean age 50.68 \u00b1 16.13 years) were included. The Arabic PCI-HN demonstrated good overall internal consistency (\u03b1 = 0.723) but fair test\u2013retest agreement (\u03ba = 0.22), likely reflecting dynamic changes in HNC post-treatment experiences. Conclusion: The Ar-PCI-HN can be a helpful instrument for capturing distinct aspects of the survivorship experience among Arabic-speaking HNC survivors. Determining the clinical interpretability and ability to detect changes over time requires further multi-centre and multi-country clinical studies. 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