Causes of delayed treatment of patients with cancer of the larynx and hypopharynx in the north-eastern region of Poland

• Published in: Otolaryngologia Polska Vol. 44; no. 3; p. 219
• Main Author: Rzewnicki, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Polish
• Published: Poland 1990
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Attitude to Health; Diagnostic Errors; Female; Humans; Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms - pathology; Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms - psychology; Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms - therapy; Laryngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Laryngeal Neoplasms - pathology; Laryngeal Neoplasms - psychology; Laryngeal Neoplasms - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Poland; Time Factors; Poland

Early diagnosis and treatment of the larynx and hypopharynx cancer is crucial in connection of the therapeutic effects and prognosis. However, our experiences pointed out that the patients came too late for treatment, sometimes several months after the beginning of symptoms. They always revealed at...