The impact of comorbidity on outcome in 12 623 Danish head and neck cancer patients: a population based study from the DAHANCA database

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is primarily caused by smoking and alcohol. Besides having a carcinogenic effect, smoking also leads to other diseases and thus contributes to a high prevalence of comorbidities among HNSCC patients. Furthermore, the world population is becoming older re...

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Published in:	Acta oncologica Vol. 52; no. 2; p. 285
Main Authors:	Bøje, Charlotte Rotbøl, Dalton, Susanne O, Grønborg, Therese K, Primdahl, Hanne, Kristensen, Claus A, Andersen, Elo, Johansen, Jørgen, Andersen, Lisbeth J, Overgaard, Jens
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-02-2013
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - epidemiology Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality Comorbidity Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data Denmark - epidemiology Female Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis Head and Neck Neoplasms - epidemiology Head and Neck Neoplasms - mortality Humans Male Middle Aged Prognosis Registries Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck Survival Analysis Denmark
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