Poor oral health influences head and neck cancer patient survival: an International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium pooled analysis.

Jason TasoulasDouglas R FarquharSiddharth ShethTrevor HackmanWendell G YarbroughChris B AgalaAlzina KoricLuca GiraldiEleonora FabianovaJolanta LissowskaBeata ŚwiątkowskaMarta VilenskyVictor Wünsch-FilhoMarcos Brasilino de CarvalhoRossana Verónica Mendoza LópezIvana HolcátováDiego SerrainoJerry PoleselCristina CanovaLorenzo RichiardiJose P ZevallosAndy NessMiranda PringSteve J ThomasTom DuddingYuan-Chin Amy LeeMia HashibePaolo BoffettaAndrew F OlshanKimon Divaris Antonio L Amelio

Published in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2023)

Good oral health as defined by maintenance of the natural dentition and frequent dental visits appears to be associated with improved overall survival among head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients.

Keyphrases

oral health
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
risk factors
case report
patient reported outcomes