Treatment of Elderly Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

The demographics of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is marked by a growing number of patients aged 65 and over, which is in line with global projections for other cancer types. In developed countries, more than half of new SCCHN cases are diagnosed in older people and in 15 year...

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Main Authors: Petr Szturz, Jan Baptist Vermorken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2016.00199/full