The effect of treatment delay on quality of life and overall survival in head and neck cancer patients.

Rosanne C SchoonbeekJulius de VriesLinda BrasGrigory SidorenkovBoudewijn E C PlaatMax J H WitjesBernard F A M van der LaanJohanna G M van den HoekBoukje A C van DijkJohannes A LangendijkGyörgy B Halmos

Published in: European journal of cancer care (2022)

Timely treatment initiation is challenging, especially for patients with advanced tumours and initial radiotherapy treatment. Encountering delay in treatment initiation did not result in clinically relevant differences in HRQOL-scores or decreased overall survival during 2-year follow-up.

Keyphrases

early stage
squamous cell carcinoma
end stage renal disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
radiation induced
patient reported