Objective (1) Describe the existing head and neck cancer health disparities literature.(2)
Contextualize these studies by using the NIMHD research framework (National Institute on …

Importance Social determinants of health (SDoH) are defined by a wide range of factors (eg,
built environment, economic stability, education level, discrimination, racism, access to …

Background: This study aims to examine the relationship between race and rural–urban
context in head and neck cancer (HNC) survival and determine factors that potentially drive …

Objective To investigate the survival benefit of elective neck dissection (END) over neck
observation in cT1‐4 N0M0 head and neck verrucous carcinoma (HNVC). Study Design …

Background In rural states, travel burden for complex cancer care required for head and
neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) may affect patient survival, but its impact is …

Low‐income patients have worse head and neck cancer outcomes than those with high‐
income. Yet, few targets have been identified to specifically improve outcomes in the low …

PURPOSE Oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and is the seventh most
common in Botswana. Lack of improvement in oral cancer survival despite the availability of …

Background The impact of travel distance on stage at presentation and management
strategies of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is unknown. We investigated this …

Background We aim to investigate the potential value of cuproptosis-related lncRNA
signaling in predicting clinical prognosis and immunotherapy and its relationship with drug …

Objective In many countries the access to high quality medical service depends on
socioeconomic factors. Therefore, these factors are associated with the treatment and …