Background Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) often demonstrate stress, distress,
anxiety, depression, and are at risk for suicide. These affect their quality of life (QoL) but less …

Background: Socioeconomic inequality in survival after cancer have been reported in
several countries and also in Denmark. Changes in cancer diagnostics and treatment may …

We aimed to assess the risk of oral cancer incidence in a high-risk population, establish a
predictive model for oral cancer among these high-risk individuals, and assess the …

Epigenetic modifications are heritable changes in gene expression that do not directly alter
DNA sequence. These modifications include DNA methylation, histone post-translational …

Background: Some studies suggest smoking may result in poorer clinical outcomes in head
and neck cancer, but the evidence is heterogeneous and some of it is poor quality. In a …

The mortality rate associated with oral cancer is estimated at approximately 12,300 deaths
per year, and the survival rate is only 40% to 50% for diagnosed patients and is closely …

Background Many factors contribute to socioeconomic status (SES), yet in most survival
studies only income is used as a measure for determining SES. We used a complex …

Objectives Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canada. This study aims
to assess trends in income and education inequalities in the incidence of lung cancer in …

Background. Socioeconomic differences in survival after head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (HNSCC) are among the greatest for any malignancy. To improve our …

Importance While several studies have documented a link between socioeconomic status
and survival in head and neck cancer, nearly all have used ecologic, community-based …