Amy Y Chen

..To determine the factors predictive of improved survival among patients with advanced laryngeal cancer...

..Separating the effects on stage of cancer at diagnosis associated with these two types of patient characteristics can be difficult...

..We assessed demographic, clinical, and facility-related factors associated with SLNB in women with early-stage breast cancer and evaluated trends in these factors over time...

..To examine whether patients with no insurance or Medicaid are more likely to present with advanced-stage laryngeal cancer...

..The purpose of this study was to assess how treatment of advanced laryngeal cancer was influenced by such developments in non-surgical therapy...

..In this study, the authors examined whether patients who had no insurance or who were covered by Medicaid insurance were more likely to present with advanced oropharyngeal cancer...

..This study analyzes whether hospital safety-net burden is associated with curative-intent surgery among adult early-stage NSCLC patients treated at facilities accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer...

..CONCLUSION Among white and black patients aged 18 to 64 years, differences in comorbidity level do not account for the association between insurance status and survival in patients with colorectal cancer...

..The aim of this study is to describe patterns of care of advanced oropharyngeal cancer during 1985 to 2001...

..Because of the multidisciplinary nature of treatment for advanced laryngeal cancer, the authors hypothesized that treatment at high-volume teaching/research facilities is associated with improved survival...

..Research is needed to elucidate biologic mechanisms whereby coffee might help to protect against these often fatal cancers...

..The authors examined the associations of insurance status with stage at diagnosis among women with breast cancer...

..To describe trends and 4-year survival rate of surgical and nonsurgical treatment for laryngeal cancer...

..quot; Limited HL skills reduce access to health care. We surveyed our patients who underwent total laryngectomy (TL) to evaluate their HL...

..Treatment at a high-volume facility has been associated with better outcomes in a variety of conditions. The relationship between volume and survival from laryngeal cancer has not been examined previously...

..Clinically, SCC spread into noncartilaginous structures may have less of a functional impact when compared with thyroid cartilage penetration. The current study was designed to characterize and quantify the routes and frequency of ELS...

..Population-based studies examining ACC are scarce. The authors aimed to analyze incidence rates and survival outcomes for patients diagnosed with ACCHN using national population-based data...

..The role of stage and treatment differences in these survival disparities is not clear because insurance status is also strongly correlated with race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other factors...

..In 2002, randomized trials changed this standard by showing that adding rituximab immunotherapy to CHOP improved survival. However, how these results influenced chemoimmunotherapy adoption in clinical practice remains unclear...

..Using prospectively collected data from the Cancer Prevention Study-II cohort and the Nutrition cohort, we examined the association of BMI with HNC mortality and incidence, overall and by smoking status...

..7% for patients with N+ disease (p = .25). CONCLUSION: These data suggest that STL after radiation failure is associated with equivalent long-term survival as STL after RT + CS or after failure of CS alone...

..To describe trends in mortality rates for patients with oral cavity and pharynx cancer by educational attainment, race/ethnicity, sex, and association with human papillomavirus infection...

..Adding TORS to the multidisciplinary care of head and neck cancer patients, particularly those with oropharynx and larynx primaries, may allow our patients to achieve a cancer-free and highly functional life...

..The objective of the current study was to investigate the trends in increasing incidence of differentiated (papillary and follicular) thyroid cancer by size, age, race, and sex...

..This article reviews the current options available for a patient with advanced laryngeal cancer and discusses the impact of therapy...

..coupled with neck CT compared with contrast-enhanced CT in predicting persistent cancer either at the primary site or cervical lymphatics in patients with oropharyngeal cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiation..

..Common patterns of spread must be recognized, andpitfalls in imaging must be understood. This article reviews the epidemiology, anatomy, staging, treatment, and pitfalls in imaging of hypopharyngeal SCC...

..Tumor volume has been shown in other head and neck sites to add predictive power but is not as useful in the oropharynx. This study investigates the value of other methods in quantifying tumor burden...

..The American Head and Neck Society has been instrumental in developing quality measures for two of the most common head and neck cancers and in promoting adherence to these measures to improve quality of care for all patients...

..In this review, the authors outline the epidemiology, genetic factors, treatment and outcomes of head and neck cancer...

..Age, sex, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are independent predictors of UW-QOL subscales. Voice handicap is identified as a problem but is not predictive of overall QOL. A strong relationship exists between UW-QOL and SF-12...