European Head and Neck Society recommendations for head and neck cancer survivorship care

Irma Verdonck-de Leeuw; Camilla Dawson; Lisa Licitra; Jesper Grau Eriksen; Sefik Hosal; Susanne Singer; Dominic P Laverty; Wojciech Golusinski; Piotr Machczynski; Ana Varges Gomes; Charis Girvalaki; Christian Simon; C René Leemans

doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106047

European Head and Neck Society recommendations for head and neck cancer survivorship care

Oral Oncol. 2022 Oct:133:106047. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106047. Epub 2022 Aug 3.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Treatment and Quality of Life, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Van der Boechorststraat 7-9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: im.verdonck@amsterdamumc.nl.
² Speech and Language Therapist-Dysphagia and Altered Airways University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: Camilla.dawson@nhs.net.
³ Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology Unit and Head & Neck Research Program at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan, Italy. Electronic address: Lisa.Licitra@istitutotumori.mi.it.
⁴ Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Entrance C, Level 1, C108, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark. Electronic address: jesper@oncology.au.dk.
⁵ Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Atılım University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: sefikhosal@gmail.com.
⁶ Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University Hospital of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. Electronic address: singers@uni-mainz.de.
⁷ Restorative Dentistry, Birmingham Dental Hospital, 5 Mill Pool Way, Birmingham B5 7EG, UK. Electronic address: dominic.laverty1@nhs.net.
⁸ Department of Head and Neck Surgery Poznan University of Medical Sciences, The Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 15 Garbary St., 61-866 Poznan, Poland. Electronic address: wgolus@ump.edu.pl.
⁹ Department of Head and Neck Surgery Poznan University of Medical Sciences, The Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 15 Garbary St., 61-866 Poznan, Poland. Electronic address: piotr.machczynski@wco.pl.
¹⁰ Centro Hospitalar e Universitario do Algarve, Chair of Administration Council, MD Medical Oncologist, Portugal. Electronic address: anafmferreira@yahoo.com.
¹¹ European Cancer Patient Coalition, Avenue des Arts 6, 1210 Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: charis.girvalaki@ecpc.org.
¹² Chef-de-service, Service d'Oto-rhino-laryngologie et chirurgie cervico-faciale CHUV, UNIL, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: Christian.Simon@chuv.ch.
¹³ Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC - Vumc, P.O. Box 7057, 1007MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: cr.leemans@amsterdamumc.nl.

PMID: 35932637
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106047

Abstract

Survivors of head and neck cancer can experience long-term consequences of the cancer and subsequent treatments even after the cancer has resolved. Increasingly clinicians are aware of the social, psychological, financial, and emotional impacts of these cancers, in addition to the support required for the physical symptoms. This review provides recommendations on the long-term management and support required for survivors of head and neck cancer in the European healthcare setting.

Keywords: Head and neck cancer; Supportive care; Survivorship.

Publication types

Practice Guideline
Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Delivery of Health Care
Head and Neck Neoplasms* / therapy
Humans
Quality of Life
Survivors
Survivorship*