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- Title
Efficacy of current regular follow-up policy after treatment for head and neck cancer: Need for individualized and obligatory follow-up strategy.
- Authors
Jung, Young Ho; Song, Chang Myeon; Park, Joo Hyun; Kim, Heejin; Cha, Wonjae; Hah, J. Hun; Kwon, Tack‐Kyun; Kim, Kwang Hyun; Sung, Myung‐Whun
- Abstract
Background The purpose of this study was to report the efficacy of routine follow-up after head and neck cancer treatment. Method Data for 520 patients with head and neck cancer registered with between 2002 and 2008 were reviewed retrospectively. Results The mean ± SD follow-up period taken into account was 34.7 ± 22.8 months. The pickup rate for recurrence using our follow-up protocol in this cohort was 1 in every 79 visits (1.26%). High pickup rates were observed in patients older than 70 years and patients with advanced T classification, whereas low pickup rates were observed in patients who had received treatment including surgery. The only factor on multivariate analysis to influence follow-up visits was surgical treatment ( p = .043). Conclusion Individualized and obligatory follow-up policy is desirable considering various factors, especially age, T classification, and whether treatment modality includes surgery or not. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 36: 715-721, 2014
- Subjects
CANCER patient care; HEAD &; neck cancer treatment; REGRESSION analysis; MODALITY (Theory of knowledge)
- Publication
Head & Neck, 2014, Vol 36, Issue 5, p715
- ISSN
1043-3074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hed.23364