E. Dee

Predictors of Delayed and Omitted Postoperative Radiotherapy After Laryngectomy for pT4 Laryngeal Cancer.

BACKGROUND Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) improves locoregional control and survival in high-risk head and neck cancer, and guidelines recommend initiation within 42 days of surgery. Timeliness after laryngectomy for pathologic T4 (pT4) laryngeal cancer is poorly characterized. METHODS In a retrospective National...

Interpretable machine learning identifies health system levers for survival outcomes of patients with prostate cancer.

Health services research and advocacy in US cancer care: pathways from evidence to implementation

Summary Although the gap between research and implementation is frequently emphasized, examples from United States (US) cancer care demonstrate that health services research can be translated into meaningful policy and practice. This Health Policy piece examines four US oncology cases spanning state legislation, federa...

The burden of childhood cancers in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Region: a population-based, cross-sectional GLOBOCAN 2022 analysis

SAARC childhood cancer patterns reflect both population size and health system capacity, with a preponderance of leukemia and marked mortality-to-incidence ratio disparities across countries, especially for CNS cancers.