The impact of national holidays on postoperative radiotherapy of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

The impact of national holidays on postoperative radiotherapy of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Background: Delays in starting postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) have been established as negative predictors for clinical outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). Our study aimed to examine the effect of delays during PORT, and the impact of national holidays in Canada, a publicl...

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Main Authors: Michael S. Kim, Margaret Sheridan, Murali Rajaraman, Helmut Hollenhorst, Amanda Caissie, Ashraf Mahmoud-Ahmed, Nathan Lamond, Stephanie Snow, Martin Corsten, S. Mark Taylor, Jonathan R.B. Trites, Matthew H. Rigby, Martin Bullock, Derek Wilke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Head and neck cancer
Clinical oncology
Radiotherapy
Public health systems
Resource management
Accelerated radiotherapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630823000939

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