Six-month mortality has decreased for patients with curative treatment intent for head and neck cancer in Sweden
Charbél Talani,
Anders Högmo,
Göran Laurell
et al.
Abstract:Background
In general, survival outcomes for patients with Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) has improved over recent decades. However, mortality within six months after diagnosis for curative patients remains at approximately 5%. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for early death among patients with curative treatment, and furthermore, to analyze whether the risk of early death changed over recent years.
Material and method
This real-world, population-based, nationwide study from the Swedish Head a… Show more
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