Association of Treatment Delays With Survival for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Delays in the delivery of care for head and neck cancer (HNC) are a key driver of poor oncologic outcomes and thus represent an important therapeutic target.

Objective

To synthesize information about the association between delays in the delivery of care for HNC and oncologic outcomes.

Evidence review

A systematic review of the English-language literature in PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus published between January 1, 2007, and February 28, 2018, was performed to identify articles addressing the association between treatment delays and oncologic outcomes for patients with HNC. Articles that were included (1) addressed cancer of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx; (2) discussed patients treated in 2004 or later; (3) analyzed time of diagnosis to t

SUBMITTER: Graboyes EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6494704 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature