Subsite-specific trends in mid- and long-term survival for head and neck cancer patients in Japan: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT: Advances in diagnostic techniques and treatment modalities have impacted head and neck cancer (HNC) prognosis, but their effects on subsite-specific prognosis remain unclear. This study aimed to assess subsite-specific trends in mid- and long-term survival for HNC patients diagnosed from 1993 to 2011 using data from population-based cancer registries in Japan. We estimated the net survival (NS) for HNC by subsite using data from 13 prefectural population-based cancer registries in Japan. Changes in survival over time were assessed by multivariate excess hazard model of mortality. In total, 68,312 HNC patients were included in this analysis. We observed an overall improvement in 5-year NS for HNC patients in Japan. However, survival varied among subsites of HNC, with some, such as naso-, or

SUBMITTER: Tsuge H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859624 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature