Incidence and survival of head and neck cancer in the Faroe Islands
Background: The Faroese people constitute a geographically isolated population, and research on cancer in this population is sparse. Thus, this study aimed to calculate the age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR) and 5-year survival rates in head and neck cancers (HNC) in the Faroese population from...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/408cd22e-b3ff-4fc4-865c-8e03db778978 2024-06-09T07:45:26+00:00 Incidence and survival of head and neck cancer in the Faroe Islands Olsen, Sunnvá Hanusardóttir Friborg, Jeppe Ellefsen, Bjarki Jakobsen, Kathrine Kronberg Aanæs, Kasper 2021 application/pdf https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/incidence-and-survival-of-head-and-neck-cancer-in-the-faroe-islands(408cd22e-b3ff-4fc4-865c-8e03db778978).html https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1894697 https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/302201583/Incidence_and_survival_of_head_and_neck_cancer_in_the_Faroe_Islands.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Olsen , S H , Friborg , J , Ellefsen , B , Jakobsen , K K & Aanæs , K 2021 , ' Incidence and survival of head and neck cancer in the Faroe Islands ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 80 , no. 1 , 1894697 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1894697 epidemiology faroe Islands Head and neck cancer incidence survival article 2021 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1894697 2024-05-16T11:29:23Z Background: The Faroese people constitute a geographically isolated population, and research on cancer in this population is sparse. Thus, this study aimed to calculate the age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR) and 5-year survival rates in head and neck cancers (HNC) in the Faroese population from 1985 to 2017. Materials and methods: All patients registered with HNC in the Faroese Cancer Registry (FCR) from 1985 to 2017 were included. The ASIR per 100,000 (World Standard Population) and 5-year survival rates were calculated. We also calculated the distribution of tobacco, alcohol consumption, cancer stages and various timelines. Results: 202 patients were included in the study (62% men). The ASIR for all HNC was 10.0/100,000 persons-years and was higher among men than women. Women’s survival rate was significantly higher than men’s (p = 0.026). The results imply that oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) had the best survival rate and was diagnosed at a significantly earlier stage. Conclusion: This retrospective nation-wide study showed that ASIRs and 5-year survival rates for Faroese HNC patients in general resembled the ones reported for Danish HNC patients. Timelines for Faroese HNC patients were shorter compared with Greenlandic HNC patients, but longer compared with the Danish fast track programme limits. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health Faroe Islands greenlandic International Journal of Circumpolar Health University of Copenhagen: Research Faroe Islands International Journal of Circumpolar Health 80 1 |
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Background: The Faroese people constitute a geographically isolated population, and research on cancer in this population is sparse. Thus, this study aimed to calculate the age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR) and 5-year survival rates in head and neck cancers (HNC) in the Faroese population from 1985 to 2017. Materials and methods: All patients registered with HNC in the Faroese Cancer Registry (FCR) from 1985 to 2017 were included. The ASIR per 100,000 (World Standard Population) and 5-year survival rates were calculated. We also calculated the distribution of tobacco, alcohol consumption, cancer stages and various timelines. Results: 202 patients were included in the study (62% men). The ASIR for all HNC was 10.0/100,000 persons-years and was higher among men than women. Women’s survival rate was significantly higher than men’s (p = 0.026). The results imply that oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) had the best survival rate and was diagnosed at a significantly earlier stage. Conclusion: This retrospective nation-wide study showed that ASIRs and 5-year survival rates for Faroese HNC patients in general resembled the ones reported for Danish HNC patients. Timelines for Faroese HNC patients were shorter compared with Greenlandic HNC patients, but longer compared with the Danish fast track programme limits. |
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Incidence and survival of head and neck cancer in the Faroe Islands |
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Incidence and survival of head and neck cancer in the Faroe Islands |
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Incidence and survival of head and neck cancer in the Faroe Islands |
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Incidence and survival of head and neck cancer in the Faroe Islands |
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incidence and survival of head and neck cancer in the faroe islands |
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Olsen , S H , Friborg , J , Ellefsen , B , Jakobsen , K K & Aanæs , K 2021 , ' Incidence and survival of head and neck cancer in the Faroe Islands ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 80 , no. 1 , 1894697 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1894697 |
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