Pretherapeutic nutritional/inflammatory factors as predictors for survival of both early and advanced staged head and neck cancer patients

Malnutrition and inflammation are common in patients with head and neck cancer and are closely associated with prognosis. Although several parameters for evaluating nutritional/inflammatory status have been assessed in relation to the prognosis of patients with head and neck cancer, previous studies primarily included patients with advanced-stage disease. To date, there is no consensus regarding the most reliable parameter for predicting the prognosis of early and advanced-stage head and neck cancer.
Source: Auris, Nasus, Larynx - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research