Survival Impact of Increasing Time to Treatment Initiation for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer in the United States [Head and Neck Cancer]

Conclusion TTI independently affects survival. One in four patients experienced treatment delay. TTI of greater than 46 to 52 days introduced an increased risk of death that was most consistently detrimental beyond 60 days. Prolonged TTI is currently affecting survival.

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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - January 5, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Murphy, Galloway, Handorf, Egleston, Wang, Mehra, Flieder, Ridge Tags: Epidemiology, Surgery, Radiation, Combined Modality Head and Neck Cancer Source Type: research