Age‐specific incidence and treatment patterns of head and neck cancer in the Netherlands—A cohort study

Objectives To explore the incidence and treatment pattern of head and neck cancer in different age groups. Design Cohort study. Setting Netherlands Cancer Registry. Participants All new primary head and neck cancer cases diagnosed between 2010 and 2014 were included and categorised into different ag...

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Published in:Clinical otolaryngology 2018-02, Vol.43 (1), p.317-324
Main Authors: Halmos, G.B., Bras, L., Siesling, S., Laan, B.F.A.M., Langendijk, J.A., Dijk, B.A.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Cancer
Cohort analysis
elderly
Head & neck cancer
head and neck cancer
Health risk assessment
Incidence
Oral cancer
Oral cavity
Oropharyngeal cancer
Patients
Population studies
Throat cancer
treatment
Tumors
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Summary:Objectives To explore the incidence and treatment pattern of head and neck cancer in different age groups. Design Cohort study. Setting Netherlands Cancer Registry. Participants All new primary head and neck cancer cases diagnosed between 2010 and 2014 were included and categorised into different age groups. Main outcome measures Tumour site, stage, treatment modality, location of diagnosis and treatment. Results The study population was composed of 11 558 tumours. Oral cancer was the most common primary site (31%), followed by laryngeal (25%) and oropharyngeal cancer (22%). Ninety‐six per cent of the entire study population was diagnosed and/or treated in a certified head and neck oncology centre which was lower in the 80+ population (92%). Multimodality treatment was less frequently applied with increasing age (eg oral cavity: 17% in 80+ vs 34% in 60−; P 
ISSN:1749-4478
1749-4486
DOI:10.1111/coa.12991