2013
Baseline health perceptions, dysphagia, and survival in patients with head and neck cancer
Lango MN, Egleston B, Fang C, Burtness B, Galloway T, Liu J, Mehra R, Ebersole B, Moran K, Ridge JA. Baseline health perceptions, dysphagia, and survival in patients with head and neck cancer. Cancer 2013, 120: 840-847. PMID: 24352973, PMCID: PMC3951722, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-related deathPatient-reported health stateDisease recurrenceBaseline dysphagiaWeight lossNeck cancerHealth perceptionPatient-reported dysphagiaECOG performance statusAdvanced T classificationProspective cohort studyGeneral health perceptionRisk of deathNeck cancer patientsPatient-reported measuresLogistic regression analysisHealth statesCurative intentDysphagia measuresCohort studyIdentifies patientsPerformance statusEuroQol-5DMale patientsSWAL-QOL
2010
Nonsurgical management of oropharyngeal, laryngeal, and hypopharyngeal cancer: The Fox Chase Cancer Center experience
Andrews G, Lango M, Cohen R, Feigenberg S, Burtness B, Mehra R, Ahmed S, Nicolaou N, Gaughan J, Ridge JA. Nonsurgical management of oropharyngeal, laryngeal, and hypopharyngeal cancer: The Fox Chase Cancer Center experience. Head & Neck 2010, 33: 1433-1440. PMID: 21928415, DOI: 10.1002/hed.21615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCancer Care FacilitiesCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansHypopharyngeal NeoplasmsLaryngeal NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOropharyngeal NeoplasmsProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, ConformalRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapySmokingConceptsSurvival of patientsNumber of patientsOropharyngeal cancerHypopharyngeal cancerT classificationLaryngeal cancerFox Chase Cancer Center experienceRetrospective single-institution cohort studyMultivariate analysisSingle-institution cohort studyRecurrent oropharyngeal cancerCancer Center experienceRecurrence-free survivalSubset of patientsLaryngeal cancer patientsDisease-related deathEarly T classificationHypopharyngeal cancer treatmentChemotherapy useCurative intentLocoregional controlCohort studyCurrent smokersOverall survivalSalvage surgery