Post-Treatment Head and Neck Cancer Care: National Audit and Analysis of Current Practice in the United Kingdom.
Matthew EllisGeorgios GarasJohn C HardmanMaha KhanHisham MehannaMatthew E SmithTheofano TikkaKishan UbayasiriRichard Williamsnull nullPublished in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2020)
Dedicated multidisciplinary clinics comprise a minority of consultations for HNC surveillance in the UK, with low availability of AHPs. PET-CT and MRI were underutilised for the investigation of suspected recurrence. There may be scope for greater emphasis on patient education and consequent patient-initiated symptom driven follow-up.