Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Data was collected to evaluate the survival rates of head and neck (conjunctiva, oropharyngeal and non-oropharyngeal) squamous cell carcinomas in Ghana. DATA DESCRIPTION: We provided data on a retrospective review of 8 years (January 2004 to December 2009) survival rate of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana. The data consist of patient demographic data and clinicopathological findings which includes tumour site, tumour stage and histological grades of the patients. Clinical outcome measurement was death through to January 2013 on record and confirmed from the hospitals birth and death registry department. More than 85% of death cases were confirmed by gender, age, and folder identification numbers from the birth and death registry.

RAS ID

35256

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

8-26-2020

Volume

13

Issue

1

PubMed ID

32847613

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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Springer

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Owusu-Afriyie, O., Owiredu, W. K. B. A., Oti, A. A., Acheampong, E., Owusu-Danquah, K., Larsen-Reindorf, R., ... & Donkor, P. (2020). Survival rates of head and neck cancers in Ghana: a retrospective study at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. BMC Research Notes, 13(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05233-9

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10.1186/s13104-020-05233-9