Post-Treatment Head and Neck Cancer Care : National Audit and Analysis of Current Practice in the United Kingdom

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OBJECTIVES: We aimed to audit current United Kingdom (UK) practice of Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) post-treatment surveillance against national guidelines and determine the outcomes of these practices in detecting recurrence.

DESIGN: National cross-sectional study of current HNC surveillance practice.

SETTING: UK HNC outpatient departments.

PARTICIPANTS: HNC patients reviewed for post-treatment surveillance.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Compliance with UK multidisciplinary guidelines and rates of cancer recurrence detection by time, clinic type and symptoms.

RESULTS: Data were analysed from 5,123 consultations across 89 UK centres. 30% of consultations were in dedicated multidisciplinary clinics, with input from allied health professionals (AHPs) available on the day in 23% of all consultations. Recurrence was suspected in 344 consultations and investigated with MRI in 29.6% (n = 102) and PET-CT in 14.2% (n = 49). Patient education regarding recurrence symptoms, and smoking and alcohol advice, was provided in 20.4%, 6.2% and 5.3% of cases, respectively. Rates of recurrence detected were 35% in expedited appointments and 5.2% in planned follow-ups (P = .0001). Of the expedited appointments, 63% were initiated by patients and 37% by clinicians. Recurrence was higher in those with new symptoms (7.1% versus 2.2%). The strongest predictors of recurrence were dyspnoea (positive predictive value (PPV)=16.2%), neck pain (PPV = 10.4%) and mouth/throat pain (PPV = 9.2%).

CONCLUSIONS: Dedicated multidisciplinary clinics comprise a minority of consultations for HNC surveillance in the UK, with low availability of AHPs. PET-CT and MRI were underutilised for the investigation of suspected recurrence. There may be scope for greater emphasis on patient education and consequent patient-initiated symptom-driven follow-up.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery - 46(2021), 1 vom: 05. Jan., Seite 284-294

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

INTEGRATE (The UK ENT Trainee Research Network) [VerfasserIn]
Ellis, M [Sonstige Person]
Garas, G [Sonstige Person]
Hardman, J [Sonstige Person]
Kahn, M [Sonstige Person]
Mehanna, H [Sonstige Person]
Smith, M E [Sonstige Person]
Swords, C [Sonstige Person]
Wilson, G [Sonstige Person]
Hone, R [Sonstige Person]
Siau, R [Sonstige Person]
Hampton, T [Sonstige Person]
Mclaren, O [Sonstige Person]
Fleming, J [Sonstige Person]
Biggs, T [Sonstige Person]
Fussey, J [Sonstige Person]
Farr, M [Sonstige Person]
Steven, R [Sonstige Person]
Yiannakis, D [Sonstige Person]
Adams, J [Sonstige Person]
Wright, B [Sonstige Person]
Davies, K [Sonstige Person]
Dick, D [Sonstige Person]
Adams, M [Sonstige Person]
Jones, H [Sonstige Person]
Myuran, T [Sonstige Person]
Goh, S [Sonstige Person]
Dowling, M [Sonstige Person]
Sinnott, J [Sonstige Person]
Hardy, A [Sonstige Person]
Halliday, E [Sonstige Person]
Virk, J [Sonstige Person]
Ahmed, F [Sonstige Person]
Walton, J [Sonstige Person]
van Beugen, B [Sonstige Person]
Hope, N [Sonstige Person]
Edmond, M [Sonstige Person]
Lau, K [Sonstige Person]
Ahmed, T [Sonstige Person]
Nair, D [Sonstige Person]
Varadharajan, K [Sonstige Person]
Lin, D [Sonstige Person]
Ferguson, L [Sonstige Person]
Mahalingam, S [Sonstige Person]
Kamhieh, Y [Sonstige Person]
Afiq Slim, M [Sonstige Person]
Tornari, T [Sonstige Person]
Abdel-Rahim, A [Sonstige Person]
Hutson, K [Sonstige Person]
Millington, A [Sonstige Person]
Moorhouse, T [Sonstige Person]
Farrar, E [Sonstige Person]
Doumas, S [Sonstige Person]
Kamel, U [Sonstige Person]
Coyle, P [Sonstige Person]
McAnerney, D [Sonstige Person]
Mirza, O [Sonstige Person]
Leopard, D [Sonstige Person]
Saunders, T [Sonstige Person]
McMurran, L [Sonstige Person]
Johnstone, L [Sonstige Person]
Oremule, T [Sonstige Person]
Bates, J [Sonstige Person]
Iacovidou, A [Sonstige Person]
Upile, N [Sonstige Person]
Chessman, R [Sonstige Person]
Mcleod, R [Sonstige Person]
Milner, T [Sonstige Person]
Cheong, R [Sonstige Person]
Gaunt, A [Sonstige Person]
To, K [Sonstige Person]
Tse, A [Sonstige Person]
Yap, D [Sonstige Person]
Noon, E [Sonstige Person]
Cresswell, M [Sonstige Person]
Mallick, A S [Sonstige Person]
Crookes, W [Sonstige Person]
Corner, C [Sonstige Person]
Walker, N [Sonstige Person]
Ricks, R [Sonstige Person]
Healy, S [Sonstige Person]
Kendall, W [Sonstige Person]
Fragkiadakis, G [Sonstige Person]
Conroy, K [Sonstige Person]
Pervez, A [Sonstige Person]
Caton, N [Sonstige Person]
Balakumar, R [Sonstige Person]
Smith, C [Sonstige Person]
Waters, A [Sonstige Person]
Advani, R [Sonstige Person]
Shaker, M [Sonstige Person]
Schecter, E [Sonstige Person]
Liu, Z W [Sonstige Person]
Karamali, K [Sonstige Person]
Alvi, S [Sonstige Person]
Cosway, B [Sonstige Person]
Thorley, D [Sonstige Person]
Williams, M [Sonstige Person]
Bijoor, P [Sonstige Person]
Anwar, B [Sonstige Person]
Hamilton, N [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Audit
Cancer
Guidelines
Head and neck
Journal Article
Recurrence
Surveillance
Treatment

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.04.2022

Date Revised 27.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/coa.13616

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313101957