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Purpose
To examine the association between distance to care‐center and urban–rural residence on 5‐year overall survival (OS) from head and neck cancer (HNC).
Materials and methods
Five‐year OS was retrospectively measured from date of initial diagnosis for patients with HNC treated at a single tertiary care center. Distances were calculated based on ZIP code of patient's residence and care center...