Surviving cancer starts at diagnosis and continues after treatment – earlier survivorship care can help patients feel better and live longer

Earlier survivorship care linked to lower risk of head and neck cancer recurrence and death

A University of Pittsburgh study published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery found that head and neck cancer patients who participated in multidisciplinary survivorship clinics earlier experienced better survival rates and lower cancer recurrence compared to those who began survivorship care later.