Kim K, Amonkar MM, H ögberg D, Kasteng F. Economic burden of resected squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in an incident cohort of patients in the UK. Head Neck Oncol. 2011 Oct 28;3:47.

Conclusions In the UK, SCCHN patients after surgical resection needed considerable healthcare resources and incurred substantial costs. Study findings might provide a useful source for clinicians and decision makers in understanding the economic burden of managing SCCHN in the UK and also sugge sts a need for new therapies that could improve outcomes and reduce the disease burden.
Source: Head and Neck Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research