Early mortality after diagnosis of cancer of the head and neck – A population-based nationwide study

Background Cancers of the head and neck have a high mortality rate, and roughly 10% of the patients die within six months of diagnosis. To our knowledge little has been written about this group. We wished to identify risk factors for early death, to predict and monitor patients at risk better and, if possible, avoid unjustified major treatment. Methods and findings This population-based nationwide study from the Swedish Head and Neck Cancer...