Objective To provide a summary of the current frailty literature relating to head and neck
cancer. Data Sources Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, Google Scholar. Methods A comprehensive …

Older adults with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) pose unique treatment
and supportive care challenges to oncologists and other cancer care providers. The majority …

Simple Summary Due to population ageing, there is an increasing number of older patients
with head and neck cancers (HNC). Management of HNCs is complex. This population may …

Purpose Both malnutrition and frailty are associated with adverse treatment outcomes.
Malnutrition (risk) and frailty are each commonly present in patients with head and neck …

Radiation therapy (RT) is a commonly used modality in the treatment of older adults with
cancer, and RT represents an attractive oncologic treatment option, providing a noninvasive …

Objectives The number of elderly head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)
patients is increasing, and clinical trials defining the standard of care either excluded or …

Simple Summary Quality of life (QoL) scores and frailty status are becoming increasingly
important criterion with implications on both how patients are treated and survival in head …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is often diagnosed in advanced stage
and therefore requires aggressive, multimodal treatment. Elderly patients are often excluded …

Objective Compare survival of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients treated with surgical or
non-surgical management according to frailty, quantify frailty with the Risk Analysis Index …

Objective To determine the role of skeletal muscle index (SMI) in the assessment of frailty
and determination of discharge to post–acute care facilities (PACF) after head and neck …