Management Practices of Head and Neck Cancer in Chinese Tertiary Care Hospitals: A Multicenter Questionnaire-Based Survey Among Oncologists.

ABSTRACT: This survey was conducted to determine the head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment strategies followed by oncologists in Chinese hospitals. It was a questionnaire-based survey, conducted from October 2017 to January 2018 in 100 random tertiary hospitals in 21 cities of China to elicit information from oncologists on the management practices for treating HNC in China. A validated, structured questionnaire was used for formal investigation with oncologists. The questions regarding HNC types, treatment strategies used for locally advanced head and neck cancer (LA HNC) and recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer (r/m HNC), diagnosis and prognostic factors were included. The results were presented as percentages. Among the 272 oncologists, 93.4% were from tertiary care hospitals, with 35.3% and

SUBMITTER: Anwei Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7137640 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature