Brachytherapy and non-cancer mortality in patients with oral cavity and oropharynx SCCs
Yu J, Tsay C, Sasaki C, Son YH, Decker RH, Mehra S, Burtness B. Brachytherapy and non-cancer mortality in patients with oral cavity and oropharynx SCCs. Oral Oncology 2021, 122: 105585. PMID: 34688055, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrachytherapyCarcinoma, Squamous CellHumansMortalityMouth NeoplasmsNeoplasms, Second PrimaryOropharyngeal NeoplasmsSmokersSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckConceptsNon-cancer mortalitySecond primary cancerExternal beam radiationOPC patientsPrimary cancerOral cavityHigher cancer-specific mortalityOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerBrachytherapy-treated patientsElectronic medical record dataImpact of brachytherapyInstitutional tumor registryCancer-specific mortalitySquamous cell cancerProportional hazards regressionCause of deathMedical record dataBeam radiationEligible patientsMortality HROropharynx SCCPrimary malignancySmoking historyPrimary outcomeTreatment regimen