Epidemiological characteristics of a Spanish cohort of patients diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck: distribution of risk factors by tumor location

Autor: Marina Pollán, C. Salvador Coloma, Raquel Seijas-Tamayo, Javier Martinez-Trufero, Elisabeth Pérez-Ruiz, A. Rueda Domínguez, S. Vazquez Estevez, Ricard Mesia, T. Bonfill Abella, Juan J. Cruz-Hernández, S. Vázquez Fernández, Miren Taberna, J.C. Adansa Klain, M. Pastor Borgoñón, E. del Barco Morillo, Javier Fernández-Mateos
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Europe PubMed Central
ISSN: 1699-3055
1699-048X
Popis: Head and neck cancer is a highly heterogeneous disease comprising a large number of tumors located in the cervicofacial area. This study aimed to determine the epidemiological characteristics of squamous-cell carcinomas of the head and neck in the Spanish population, and the distribution of risk factors based on tumor locations. A cohort of 459 patients (75 oral cavity, 167 oro-/hypopharyngeal and 217 laryngeal cancers) recruited in 19 hospitals participating in the Spanish head and neck cancer cooperative group were included over 3 years (2012–2014). Epidemiological parameters and risk factors were obtained from a self-administered questionnaire, and tumor characteristics were obtained from clinical records. Multivariate multinomial logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with tumor location. Most patients were males (88.4 %), smokers (95 %) and drinkers (76.5 %). Relative to laryngeal cancer, pharyngeal cancer and oral cancer were more common in women than men (OR 3.58, p = 0.003 and 4.33, p = 0.001, respectively); pharyngeal cancer was more associated with rural environment (OR 1.81, p = 0.007) and weekly alcohol intake (10–140 g: OR 2.53, p = 0.012; 141–280 g: OR 2.47, p = 0.023; >280 g: OR 3.20, p = 0.001) and less associated with pack-years of smoking (21–40 packs: OR 0.46, p = 0.045; 41–70 packs: OR 0.43, p = 0.023; ≥71 packs: OR 3.20, p = 0.015). The distribution of these tumors differs between the sexes, with a higher proportion of oral cavity and pharyngeal tumors in women than in men. Oro-/hypopharyngeal cancers were more strongly associated with rural areas and with alcohol consumption, although less strongly associated with smoking than laryngeal tumors.
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