Most head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients are elderly, with few younger than
40 years. Controversy exists in the literature regarding outcomes for younger patients. The …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: To determine if there is a difference in overall survival,
cause‐specific survival, and relapse‐free rate between young patients (< 40 years of age) …

Objectives To compare the survival rates of patients 40 years or younger and diagnosed
with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) with those of patients older …

BACKGROUND. Scarce data exist concerning the outcome of very elderly patients with
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS. The clinical files of 316 …

Objective To determine whether elderly patients manifest poorer survivals for head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma. Methods Cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the glottic larynx …

Young patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck have a similar
prognosis to older patients. There is a trend, however, towards a higher regional recurrence …

Background. Limited data are available regarding outcomes in elderly head and neck
cancer patients. This retrospective study was designed to characterize head and neck …

Background A worse outcome for young patients with head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma has been previously suggested in the literature. This issue has been investigated …

Many papers have been written on the effect of age on survival from cancer and a number of
these papers have concentrated on cancer of the head and neck. The literature is fairly …

Background. The purpose of this study was to review outcomes of young patients (age< 40
years) treated with definitive radiotherapy alone for squamous cell carcinoma of the …