Toxicities in long‐term survivors of head and neck cancer—A multi‐national cross‐sectional analysis

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Cross-sectional analysis identifies high prevalence of late toxicities in head and neck cancer survivors, suggesting targeted survivorship care.

68% of head and neck cancer survivors experience moderate or severe late toxicities, indicating significant long-term effects.
Among the toxicities reported, dry mouth was the most common, affecting 67% of survivors and impacting quality of life.
Assessments were conducted across 26 sites in 11 countries, capturing a diverse cohort of long-term head and neck cancer survivors.
The findings highlight the need for improved survivorship follow-up initiatives to address specific late toxicities faced by patients.

Taylor et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Cross-sectional analysis identifies high prevalence of late toxicities in head and neck cancer survivors, suggesting targeted survivorship care.