Trends in cancer of the head and neck in the elderly in Denmark, 1980-2012.

Conclusion HNSCC is a rare disease in patients above 70 years accounting for only 17% of all HNSCC patients. Incidence rates increased over time, but age-specific survival rates improved, especially in younger patients. Failure rates to comply with radiation treatment, however, were low in both young and elderly patients. PMID: 26760291 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Oncologica - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research