Julius M Vahl, Gabriele Nagel, Tsima Abou Kors, Matthias Brand, Adrian von Witzleben, Michael Sonntag, Ayla Grages, Marie N Theodoraki, Jens Greve, Michael Denkinger, Dhayana Dallmeier, Christian Idel, Stephan Stilgenbauer, Thomas K Hoffmann, Simon Laban
INTRODUCTION: Demographics are important prognostic factors in malignant diseases. A nationwide analysis concerning the prognostic impact of demographics in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients (HNCP) has not been performed previously. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of data from the Center for Cancer Registry Data (ZfKD) and the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) between 2002 and 2017 was performed. A total of 212'920 HNCP were included. Incidence, tumor stage, age development, sex distribution, age-, residence-, and diagnosis-time-specific survival were examined...
December 1, 2023: Cancer Medicine