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David Macias, MD; Brittany N. Hand, PhD, OTR/L; Stacey Maurer, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1019-1026. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.1378
This cross-sectional study assesses the association of demographic and oncologic characteristics with body image鈥搑elated distress in patients with head and neck cancer.
From the American Head and Neck Society
Joel C. Davies, MD; Sarah Hugh, MD; Jason T. Rich, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1027-1034. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.1545
This multicenter collaborative cohort study of 550 patients assesses whether the development of pharyngocutaneous fistula after salvage laryngectomy is associated with locoregional and distant control, disease-free survival, and overall survival.
From the American Head and Neck Society
Aaron L. Zebolsky, MS; Neil Patel, MD; Chase M. Heaton, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1035-1044. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.1563
This cross-sectional study examines patient-reported satisfaction with their appearance after undergoing microvascular free tissue transfer for treatment of head and neck cancer.
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Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, BDS, PhD, MPH, CHES; Justin M. Barnes, MD, MS; Somtochi I. Okafor, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1045-1052. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.1728
This cross-sectional study uses data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database to evaluate whether the risk of suicide among patients with head and neck cancer differs by rural vs urban or metropolitan residence status.
Marianna Hernandez Brandi, BS; Rebecca Howell, MD; Amelia Power, MS; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1053-1058. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.1743
This qualitative study assesses whether the number of women invited to speak at AHNS conferences has increased in proportion with numbers of women entering the field of head and neck oncology in the last 13 years.
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James Reed Gardner, MD; Victoria Gau, MD; Patrick Page, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1059-1064. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.1841
This cohort study investigates the association between continuous vasopressor use and the incidence of reoperation in the early postoperative period for patients undergoing free-flap reconstruction.
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Lisa Evangelista, CScD; Tess Andrews, MS; Nogah Nativ-Zeltzer, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1065-1070. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2409
This cohort study examines the association between intratracheal manometric pressure, speech function, and proximal esophageal abnormalities in patients with tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis.
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John D. Cramer, MD; Jordan Grauer, MD; Ammar Sukari, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1071-1078. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2776
This randomized clinical trial uses data from the National Lung Screening Trial to investigate the role of lung cancer screening鈥攕pecifically, low-dose computed tomography vs chest radiography鈥攊n head and neck cancer survivors.
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Podcast:
Incidence of Second Primary Lung Cancer After Lung Cancer Screening in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
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Invited Commentary
Most Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer Should Be Offered Lung Cancer Screening
Sean T. Massa, MD, MSCI; James A. Gallogly, MD; Ronald J. Walker, MD
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
From the American Head and Neck Society
Aaron L. Zebolsky, MS; Elizabeth George, MBBS; Arushi Gulati, BS; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1080-1088. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2777
This cohort study evaluates the risk of adverse histopathologic features that meet indications for possible adjuvant radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy in patients with human papillomavirus鈥損ositive oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma undergoing transoral robotic surgery with neck dissection.
From the American Head and Neck Society
Julius de Vries, MD; Linda Bras, MD; Grigory Sidorenkov, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1089-1099. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2837
This cohort study assesses the association of single and accumulated geriatric deficits with health-related quality of life decline after treatment for head and neck cancer.
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Grace L. Banik, MD; Maisie L. Shindo, MD; Kristen L. Kraimer, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1100-1106. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.3077
This cohort study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors for multifocal disease in pediatric patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma.