Characterizing Treatment Delays in Patients With <scp>HPV</scp> ‐Negative Oropharyngeal Cancer

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Authors

Alena Pauley · University of California San Diego

Solene Jeanine Fereira · Rocky Vista University

Tammy Binh Pham · National Foundation for Cancer Research

Vivian Vo · University of California San Diego

Hayden Guidry · University of California, Davis

Celia Ramsey · University of California San Diego

Theresa Guo · National Foundation for Cancer Research

Abstract

Primary nonsurgical treatment and lack of social support were found to be independently associated with treatment delay in patients with HPV-negative OPSCC. These findings highlight opportunities for improving the care of HPV-negative OPSCC at the specialty level.

Topics & Keywords

Head and Neck Cancer Studies Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Statistical Methods in Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer Medicine

Volume 15, Issue 3, pp. e71748-e71748

DOI: 10.1002/cam4.71748

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