Head and neck cancer incidence is rising but the sociodemographic profile is unchanging: a population epidemiological study (2001-2020).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing incidence of head and neck cancers (HNCs), driven by rising rates of oropharynx cancer (OPC), has been recorded around the world. This study examined trends in HNC and subsites (oral cavity, oropharynx, and larynx cancers) in Scotland focusing on assessing whether the sociodemographic profile has changed over the past 20 years.

Methods

Scottish Cancer Registry data (2001-2020) including European Age Standardised Rates of HNC and subsites were analysed in multivariate Poisson regression by age, sex, area-based socioeconomic status, and year of diagnosis (with interaction tests).

Results

Overall HNC and oral cavity cancer (OCC) incidence remained relatively stable. OPC incidence rates increased by 78%, while larynx cancer incidence declined by 27%.

SUBMITTER: Smith CDL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408244 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature