Head and Neck Cancer

New head and neck cancer research from University of Toronto described

Published in Cancer Weekly, March 18th, 2008

"There are limited studies documenting current wait times in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer. The objective of this study was to describe wait times along the health care pathway of head and neck cancer patients referred to an oncology centre in Ontario in 2005 and compare these times with those in a similar cohort of patients enrolled in 1995," investigators in Toronto, Canada report.

"A cross-sectional study investigating wait times in newly diagnosed patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck was undertaken at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. Data were collected prospectively in 2005 and 1995. Patient interviewing...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-03-18)

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