Author/Editor		Coca-Pelaz, Andrés; Takes, Robert P.; Hutcheson, Katherine A.; Saba, Nabil F.; Haigentz, Missak; Bradford, Carol R.; De Bree, Remco; Strojan, Primož; Lund, Valerie J.; Mendenhall, William M.
Title		Head and neck cancer
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 35, št. 2
Publication year		2018
Volume		str. 153-160
ISSN		0741-238X - Advances in therapy
Language		eng
Abstract		Delay between the initial symptoms, diagnosis, and the definitive treatment of head and neck cancers is associated with tumor progression and upstaging. These delays may lead to poor outcomes and may mandate more aggressive treatments with unnecessary morbidity and even mortality. The multidisciplinary team approach for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancers has improved organization of standard clinical guidelines, but this development has yet to translate into a demonstrable impact on survival. We review the association between waiting times (time between diagnosis and initiation of treatment) and clinical outcomes in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Keywords		rak glave in vratu napovedni dejavniki preživetje zdravljenje head and neck cancer prognosis survival treatment