National trends in oropharyngeal cancer incidence and survival within the Veterans Affairs Health Care System

Background Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) epidemiology has not been examined previously in the nationwide Veterans Affairs (VA) population. Methods Joinpoint regression analysis was applied to OPSCC cases identified from VA administrative data from 2000 to 2012. Results We identified...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Head & neck 2021-01, Vol.43 (1), p.108-115
Hauptverfasser:	Zevallos, Jose P., Kramer, Jennifer R., Sandulache, Vlad C., Massa, Sean T., Hartman, Christine M., Mazul, Angela L., Wahle, Benjamin M., Gerndt, Sophie P., Sturgis, Erich M., Chiao, Elizabeth Y.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenomatous polyposis coli Delivery of Health Care Epidemiology Head and neck Head and Neck Neoplasms Health care human papilloma virus Humans Incidence joinpoint Oropharyngeal cancer Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - epidemiology Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - therapy Papillomavirus Infections Squamous cell carcinoma survival Throat cancer Veterans Veterans Affairs
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) epidemiology has not been examined previously in the nationwide Veterans Affairs (VA) population. Methods Joinpoint regression analysis was applied to OPSCC cases identified from VA administrative data from 2000 to 2012. Results We identified 12 125 OPSCC cases (incidence: 12.2 of 100 000 persons). OPSCC incidence declined between 2000 and 2006 (annual percent change [APC] = −4.27, P
ISSN:	1043-3074 1097-0347
DOI:	10.1002/hed.26465