Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Studies from S.F. Hall and colleagues provide new data on squamous cell carcinoma

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 26th, 2010

"The authors compared the survival outcomes of radiotherapy +/- salvage surgery to surgery +/- postoperative radiotherapy for patients with squamous cell cancer of the hypopharynx. There was no evidence beyond observational studies and no consensus on the which treatment is most effective for this patient group," scientists in Kingston, Canada report.

"The authors conducted a retrospective population-based study of 595 patients from Ontario Canada diagnosed between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 1999: Three different methodological approaches were used for the survival analysis including a restricted cohort study, a matched case-control study, and a natural experiment...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-01-26)

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