Influence of comorbidity on therapeutic decision making and impact on outcomes in patients with head and neck squamous cell cancers: Results from a prospective cohort study.

JaiPrakash AgarwalDeepanjali AdulkarMonali SwainSantam ChakrabortyTejpal GuptaAshwini BudrukkarSarbani Ghosh LaskarVedang Murthy

Published in: Head & neck (2018)

Presence of increasing severity of comorbidity in HNSCC influences therapeutic decision making. Survival outcomes are poorer in patients receiving guideline-discordant treatment.

Keyphrases

decision making
squamous cell
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
glycemic control
smoking cessation