Timely Matters: Predictors of Delay in Oral Cavity Cancer Patients Across the Care Continuum
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology2026Vol. 11(2), pp. e70363–e70363
Nicholas Correia, Kennedy Johnson, Megan L. Durr, Barbara Grimes, Ann Lazar, Urmimala Sarkar, Patrick K. Ha, Laura Chen, Katherine C. Wai, Ilya Likhterov, Sue S. Yom, Jason W. Chan, Alain P. Algazi, Hyunseok Kang, William R. Ryan, Chase M. Heaton, Ivan El‐Sayed, Jonathan George, Mary Jue Xu
Abstract
HNC patients experience delays during all phases of cancer care. Interventions and future research need to address social determinants of health and health system factors that contribute to multifactorial delays across the care continuum.