Ninety Day Mortality After Radical Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

We report excellent crude overall survival rates among our radically treated cohort of head and neck cancer patients. Several factors were associated with an increased risk of death within 90 days of completion of radical head and neck radiotherapy. Given the potential severe acute effects and the impact on patient quality of life associated with radical head and neck radiotherapy, this information is helpful to inform treatment-related discussions with patients.