Starting Survivorship Care Earlier Improves Head and Neck Cancer Survival

Starting survivorship care earlier improves head and neck cancer survival

Beginning survivorship care for head and neck cancer patients earlier is linked to better survival and lower recurrence, according to a new University of Pittsburgh study published today in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.

Surviving cancer starts at diagnosis and continues after treatment – earlier survivorship care can help patients feel better and live longer

Survivorship care is part of comprehensive cancer care. Maskot/Getty Images“You have cancer.” It’s a phrase that comes as a shock, then is quickly followed by a whirlwind of decisions that somehow feel fast and slow at the same time. You have treatments to decide on. You are trying to figure out how you might work, care for your family and undergo a variety of intensive medical appointments all at the same time. You are centered on the here and …

Earlier survivorship care linked to lower risk of head and neck cancer recurrence and death

Beginning survivorship care for head and neck cancer patients earlier is linked to better survival and lower recurrence, according to a new University of Pittsburgh study published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.