Risk factors for competing non-cancer mortality after definitive treatment for advanced-stage head and neck cancer.
Yong Han KimJong-Lyel RohSung-Bae KimSeung-Ho ChoiSoon Yuhl NamSang Yoon KimPublished in: Oral diseases (2018)
Old age, comorbidity, and hemoglobin at diagnosis were independent predictors of NCM. The risk factors could be used to predict non-cancer death after definitive treatment for advanced-stage HNC.