The impact of time to treatment initiation on survival from head and neck cancer in north-eastern Italy

Highlights • Treatment delay is associated to a worse prognosis in head & neck cancer patients. • Treatment initiation within 45 days from diagnosis is auspicable. • Early-stage cancers undergoing surgery suffer the most from treatment delay. • Care transition to specialized centers should be ea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oral oncology 2017-04, Vol.67, p.175-182
Hauptverfasser:	Polesel, Jerry, Furlan, Carlo, Birri, Silvia, Giacomarra, Vittorio, Vaccher, Emanuela, Grando, Giuseppe, Gobitti, Carlo, Navarria, Federico, Schioppa, Ornella, Minatel, Emilio, Bidoli, Ettore, Barzan, Luigi, Franchin, Giovanni
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy Female Head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Italy Male Middle Aged Otolaryngology Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck Survival Survival Analysis Treatment delay Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Treatment delay is associated to a worse prognosis in head & neck cancer patients. • Treatment initiation within 45 days from diagnosis is auspicable. • Early-stage cancers undergoing surgery suffer the most from treatment delay. • Care transition to specialized centers should be eased to improve prognosis.
ISSN:	1368-8375 1879-0593
DOI:	10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.02.009