Age-Based Comparison of Head and Neck Cancer Characteristics and Reconstructive Outcomes: Retrospective Review of 286 Patients.

Medicina (Kaunas) · 2026 · PMC13208587 · PMID 42195074

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.1599not close (p > 0.1)

Tube feeding dependency was slightly higher in the >60-years group but did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.1599).

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

Additionally, some reports have pointed out an increasing trend of HNC occurrence in young patients, even without known risk factors.

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