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Risk of Cardiovascular Events Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
This cohort study examines cardiovascular risk profiles, incident stroke, myocardial infarction, and mortality in US veterans with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Source: JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - June 22, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research

Errors in Figure 3 and Table 2
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Source: JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - January 12, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research

Risk of Stroke After Definitive Radiotherapy —Cause for Concern or Modest Risk?
With the rapidly increasing prevalence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), largely driven by the human papillomavirus (HPV) epidemic, and with relative equipoise between radiation-based and surgery-based treatment protocols, there has been renewed interest in describing differences in functional outcomes between the 2 treatment modalities. Radiation is theoretically related to stroke risk due to carotid artery intimal injury, which could lead to the development of atherosclerosis. Both carotid artery stenosis and carotid intima-medial thickness have been shown to be associated with radiation therapy providing...
Source: JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - June 23, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research

Up-front Surgery and Risk of Stroke in US Veterans With Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
This cohort study evaluates the association of up-front surgery and stroke risk compared with nonsurgical treatment for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma among US veterans.
Source: JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - June 23, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research