Head and Neck Cancer

New head and neck cancer research from University of Texas discussed

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 31st, 2010

According to recent research from the United States, "To determine whether racial disparities persist in Medicare-insured elderly patients with head and neck cancer, we studied 7,480 patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer at age 65 or older in 1991-2002, identified from tumor registries maintained by the 16 areas participating in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program."

"receiving cancer-directed surgery had significantly lower risks of both all-cause and disease-specific mortality than others; those with lower socioeconomic status were more likely to die of all causes than patients with higher socioeconomic status. African Americans had a...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-08-31)

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