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Objectives/Hypothesis
To examine associations between treatment, survival, and costs in elderly patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OPSCC).
Study Design
Retrospective cross‐sectional analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results–Medicare data.
Methods
We evaluated 666 patients diagnosed with OPSCC from 2004 to 2007 using cross‐tabulations, multivariate logistic and generalized...
Incidence rates for human papillomavirus positive oropharyngeal cancer (HPV-positive OPC) have significantly increased in numerous developed countries in recent decades. Fortunately, HPV-positive OPC has improved survival relative to HPV-negative OPC. Given these incidence trends and survival differences, we hypothesized that OPC survivorship has increased in affected populations over time.Poisson...
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