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 …

The COVID‐19 pandemic has placed an extraordinary demand on the United States health
care system. Many institutions have canceled elective and non‐urgent procedures to …

Importance Delay in time to treatment initiation (TTI) can alter survival and oncologic
outcomes. There is a need to characterize these consequences and identify risk factors and …

Importance Oral cavity cancer often requires multidisciplinary management, subjecting
patients to complex therapeutic trajectories. Prolonged treatment intervals in oral cavity …

Objectives During the COVID-19 pandemic, maintenance of safe and timely oncologic care
has been challenging. The goal of this study is to compare presenting symptoms, staging …

Importance Timely initiation of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) is associated with
reduced recurrence rates and improved overall survival in patients with head and neck …

The timing of postoperative radiotherapy following surgical intervention in patients with head
and neck cancer remains a controversial issue. This review aims to summarize findings from …

PURPOSE: Delays initiating guideline-adherent postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) in
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are common, contribute to excess …

Objective Initiating postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) within 6 weeks (42 days) of surgery is
the first and only Commission on Cancer (CoC) approved quality metric for head and neck …

Objective Undergoing surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy (aRT) at the same facility has been
associated with higher overall survival (OS) in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Our …