Diagnosis and management of head and neck cancers in a high-incidence area in France: A population-based study

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 96; no. 26; p. e7285
• Main Authors: Guizard, Anne-Valerie N., Dejardin, Olivier J., Launay, Ludivine C., Bara, Simona, Lapôtre-Ledoux, Bénédicte M., Babin, Emmanuel B., Launoy, Guy D., Ligier, Karine A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.06.2017; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Comorbidity; Female; France; Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis; Head and Neck Neoplasms - epidemiology; Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology; Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Observational Study; Odds Ratio; Registries; Young Adult

Head and neck cancers have a very poor prognosis and are common in France. They are subject to various recommendations for early detection and management, but there is no detailed data in the French general population to fuel the public health debate on it.A high-resolution population-based study ab...