The Impact of Comorbidity on Survival in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Nationwide Case-Control Study Spanning 35 Years

The Impact of Comorbidity on Survival in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Nationwide Case-Control Study Spanning 35 Years

BackgroundComorbidity is presumed to impact survival of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) patients. However, the prevalence and prognostic impact of comorbidity in these patients is not yet well established. The aim of this study is to outline the comorbidity burden of HNSCC patients and in...

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Main Authors: Eva Kristine Ruud Kjær, Jakob Schmidt Jensen, Kathrine Kronberg Jakobsen, Giedrius Lelkaitis, Irene Wessel, Christian von Buchwald, Christian Grønhøj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
head and neck cancer
comorbid
epidemiology
survival
Charlson Age Comorbidity Index
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.617184/full

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