Improvement in survival of patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: An international collaborative study

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 119; no. 24; pp. 4242 - 4248
• Main Authors: Amit, Moran, Yen, Tzu‐Chen, Liao, Chun‐Ta, Chaturvedi, Pankaj, Agarwal, Jai Prakash, Kowalski, Luiz P., Ebrahimi, Ardalan, Clark, Jonathan R., Kreppel, Matthias, Zöller, Joachim, Fridman, Eran, Bolzoni, Villaret A., Shah, Jatin P., Binenbaum, Yoav, Patel, Snehal G., Gil, Ziv
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ Wiley-Blackwell 15.12.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Cooperative Behavior; Head and Neck Neoplasms - mortality; Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology; Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery; Humans; International Cooperation; Longitudinal Studies; margins; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mouth - diagnostic imaging; Mouth - surgery; Mouth Neoplasms - mortality; Mouth Neoplasms - pathology; Mouth Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Mouth Neoplasms - surgery; Multiple tumors. Solid tumors. Tumors in childhood (general aspects); oral cavity; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Prognosis; Radiography; Radionuclide Imaging; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant - methods; Retrospective Studies; squamous; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; survival; time; trends; Tumors; Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology; Young Adult; Human; margins; Stomatology; Malignant tumor; Oral squamous cell carcinoma; Survival; Oral cavity; squamous; Cancerology; Oral cavity disease; time; trends; Cancer; International; oral cavity; survival

BACKGROUND An association between the survival of patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) and advancements in diagnosis and therapy has not been established. METHODS This was a retrospective, longitudinal, international, population‐based study of 2738 patients who underwent resecti...