Trends of Ten Leading Causes of Death in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Objective: An understanding of the leading causes of death in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) would be helpful to inform doctors, patients, and healthcare providers on disease management. This study aimed to comprehensively study the leading causes of death in these survivors.

Methods: We investigated the trends of risk factors for major causes of death in patients with HNSCC.