Trends of Ten Leading Causes of Death in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

• 作 者: Wen-hui LIU Yi-nan LU Mei-ting SUN De-heng NIE Fu-jun HAN
• 机 构: Cancer Center,The First Hospital of Jilin University,Changchun 130021,China;College of Computer Scie
• 出 处: 当代医学科学（英文）
• 发表日期: 2022年1期
• 关键词: cause of death head and neck heart disease squamous cell carcinoma trend

Objective:An understanding of the leading causes of death in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma(HNSCC)would be helpful to inform doctors,patients,and healthcare providers on disease management.This study aimed to comprehensively study the leading causes of death in these survivors.Methods:We investigated the trends of risk factors for major causes of death in patients with HNSCC.Causes of death in HNSCC were obtained from the Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results registries.We characterized trends in the 5-year cumulative mortality as well as risk factors associated with the ten leading causes of death.Results:Among 48297 deaths identified,the ten leading causes were as follows:HNSCC,heart disease,lung cancer,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD),cerebrovascular disease,pneumonia&influenza,accidents&adverse effects,esophagus cancer,chronic liver diseases,and septicemia.Non-HNSCC deaths surpassed HNSCC deaths 4 years after cancer diagnosis.There was a significant decline in the 5-year cumulative mortality from HNSCC,heart disease,lung cancer,COPD,cerebrovascular disease,and esophagus cancer.The risks of mortality from the ten leading causes varied with patient characteristics.Conclusion:Our findings provide a useful picture of mortality patterns in HNSCC survivors,which might help when planning personalized HNSCC care.