Survivorship support in head and neck cancer: American Head and Neck Society survey

David M. Cognetti; Victoria M. Villaflor; Carole Fakhry; Matthew C. Miller; Kelly M. Malloy

doi:10.1002/hed.26066

Survivorship support in head and neck cancer: American Head and Neck Society survey

David M. Cognetti^*, Victoria M. Villaflor, Carole Fakhry, Matthew C. Miller, Kelly M. Malloy

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Background: The value of supporting cancer survivors beyond formal treatment has become increasingly recognized among clinicians who care for patients with head and neck cancer. Methods: A survey was developed by the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) Survivorship Committee and distributed to members of the AHNS electronically. Results: The survey was distributed to 1403 AHNS members, with 202 responses (14.4%). Among survivorship topics, respondents were most likely to address detection of recurrence/second primary malignancies (97.5%), dysphagia (93.1%), and thyroid function (90.1%) with their patients; they were least likely to address sleep disturbance/apnea (27.7%) and body and self-image issues (29.7%.) Less than half provide patients with a written treatment summary (43.1%) or follow-up care plan (36.9%). Conclusions: These results highlight the need for improved survivorship care planning and offer an opportunity for the development of educational and survivorship research in head and neck cancer care.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	939-944
Number of pages	6
Journal	Head and Neck
Volume	42
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.26066
State	Published - May 1 2020

Keywords

head and neck cancer
surveillance
survivorship
treatment plan

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Otorhinolaryngology

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