Importance Delays in the delivery of care for head and neck cancer (HNC) are a key driver of
poor oncologic outcomes and thus represent an important therapeutic target. Objective To …

Introduction Head and neck cancers (HNC) are relatively fast-growing tumours, and delay in
treatment initiation is associated with tumour progression and adverse outcome. An …

Importance Shortening the time from surgery to the start of radiation (T S-RT) is a
consideration for physicians and patients. Although the National Comprehensive Cancer …

Objective An increased interval between symptomatic disease and treatment may negatively
influence oncologic and/or functional outcomes in head and neck cancer (HNC). This …

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 …

PURPOSE: To synthesize the direct clinical evidence relating waiting times (WTs) for
radiotherapy (RT) to the outcomes of RT. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We did a systematic …

Purpose To assess the impact of radiation treatment time (RTT) in head and neck cancers
on overall survival (OS) in the era of chemoradiation. Methods and Materials Patients with …

BACKGROUND Multidisciplinary management of head and neck cancer (HNC) must
reconcile increasingly sophisticated subspecialty care with timeliness of care. Prior studies …

Objective This review aims to update the reader as to the current issues surrounding the
delay in treatment of oral cancer. Study Design We searched Medline/PubMed and the …

Objective The increasing volume of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)
patients can lead to longer intervals between histopathological diagnosis and primary …