[Delayed results of the treatment of patients with laryngeal cancer in Moscow].
The objective of the present study was to analysis results of the follow-up survey involving 1,532 patients with laryngeal cancer residing in Moscow for the period from 1999 till 2005. The five-year survival rates among the patients treated in otolaringological departments of general medical care settings (12.6%) and in specialized oncological centers of Moscow (87.4%) were compared. The difference between the outcomes of the treatment are attributable to a variety of causes. It is emphasized that surgical treatment of patients with stage III and IV laryngeal cancer should be combined with radio- and chemotherapy. The treatment should be given in specialized oncological facilities having the adequately trained personnel and the necessary equipment for the in-depth examination of the patients to ensure planning rational treatment strategies and preventive medical surveillance on a permanent basis.
Sdvizhkov
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AM
Kozhanov
A G
AG
Shatskaia
N Kh
NKh
Iadykov
O A
OA
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D009031:Moscow / Q000453:epidemiology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population