Ethnicity and Clinical Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer: an Analysis of the SEER Database

Abstract

Background We evaluated the differences within various ethnic groups diagnosed with head and neck cancer in the USA with a specific focus on the clinical outcomes of patients of Hispanic ethnicity. Material/Methods We used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to examine the clinical outcomes of patients with head and neck cancer by ethnicity, region of origin, place of birth, treatment modality, primary location, age, gender, and SEER tumor stage.