Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8212392 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2017 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
Elderly HNSCC patients have worse survival outcomes than young HNSCC patients. Age is an independent prognostic factor for OS, mainly due to an increase in non-cancer-related mortality and comorbid diseases. The differences in CSS between young and elderly patients are negligible.
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Authors
Linda W. MD, Roel J.H.M. MD, PhD, Henk P. MD, PhD, Johanna G.M. MD, Jan L.N. MD, PhD, Sjoukje F. MD, PhD, Gyorgy B. MD, PhD, Sophia E. MD, PhD, Johannes A. MD, PhD,