Management of elderly patients with head and neck carcinoma: analysis of outcomes for radical versus palliative treatment.

Seiji HosokawaGoro TakahashiJun OkamuraAtsushi ImaiDaiki MochizukiRyuji IshikawaYoshinori TakizawaTakashi YamatodaniKiyoshi MisawaHiroyuki Mineta

Published in: International journal of clinical oncology (2019)

In the absence of contraindications associated with comorbidities, radical treatment protocols should be recommended for elderly patients with head and neck carcinomas because they confer better survival.

Keyphrases

palliative care
metabolic syndrome
high grade
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
community dwelling
advanced cancer