Socioeconomic position and the pre-diagnostic interval among patients diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma - a population-based study from DAHANCA.

Maja Halgren Olsen Thomas Maltesen Pernille LassenTrille Kristina KjaerJorgen Johansen Hanne Primdahl Elo Andersen Claus Andrup Kristensen Maria AndersenMohammad FarhadiJens Overgaard Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton

Published in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2023)

The interval from symptom onset to diagnosis and consultation patterns were similar across SEP groups. Still, socioeconomic differences in stage at diagnosis were observed for some - but not all - subsites.

Keyphrases

palliative care
patient reported