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How effective are our two-week-wait guidelines in picking up head and neck cancer?

7 January 2020 | | Head and Neck, Otology | Alcohol Consumption, Ear, Guideline, Head And Neck Cancer, Human Papilloma Virus, Larynx, Mouth, Nose, Pharynx, Radiation, Referral, Risk Factors, Smoking, Thyroid

With a 30% increase in the incidence of head and neck cancer since 1999 in the UK, it is important that the two-week wait referral guidelines safely encompass all risk factors but also render these urgent referrals based on signs...