Advanced Stage Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis: Headspace Consortium Health Systems Benchmarking Survey

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Creaney G^{1, 2} ; De Aquino Goulart M^{1, 2} ; Mcmahon A¹ ; Paterson C^{2, 3} ; Mccaul J⁴ ; Perdomo S⁵ ; Mendoza L⁶ ; Alemany L⁷ ; Arantes LMR⁸ ; Urrego PAR⁹ ; Dudding T¹⁰ ; Pring M¹⁰ ; Vilensky M¹¹ ; Cuffini C¹² Show All Authors

Creaney G^{1, 2}
De Aquino Goulart M^{1, 2}
Mcmahon A¹
Paterson C^{2, 3}
Mccaul J⁴
Perdomo S⁵
Mendoza L⁶
Alemany L⁷
Arantes LMR⁸
Urrego PAR⁹
Dudding T¹⁰
Pring M¹⁰
Vilensky M¹¹
Cuffini C¹²
De Blanc SAL¹³
De Oliveira JC¹⁴
Pervez S¹⁵
Saintigny P¹⁶
Cuello M¹⁷
Betka J¹⁸
Pinto LFR¹⁹
Curado MP²⁰
Zendehdel K²¹
Richiardi L²²
Popovic M²²
De Podesta JR²³
Von Zeidler SV²⁴
Rocha RM²³
Alwaheidi S⁵
Brennan P⁵
Virani S⁵
Ross A²⁵
Conway DI^{1, 2}
De Oliveira JC¹⁴
Popovic M²²

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1. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
2. Glasgow Head and Neck Cancer (GLAHNC) Research Group, Glasgow, United Kingdom
3. Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
4. Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
5. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
6. Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Asuncion, Paraguay
7. Institut Catala D'oncologia, Barcelona, Spain
8. Hospital de Cancer de Barretos, Barretos, Brazil
9. Department of Pathology and Laboratories, Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota, Bogota, Colombia
10. Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
11. Universidad De Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
12. Virology Institute, School of Medicine.Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
13. Facultad de Odontologia, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
14. Araujo Jorge Hospital Brasil Goiania Cancer Registry, Goiania, Brazil
15. Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
16. Centre Leon Berard, Lyon, France
17. Service of Oncology, Manuel Quintela Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay
18. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 1st. Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Faculty Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
19. Brazilian Ministry of Health/Instituto National De Cancer, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
20. A. C. Camargo Centre, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
22. Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, and CPO-Piemonte, Turin, Italy
23. Servico de Cirurgia de Cabeca e Pescoco, Associacao Feminina de Educacao e Combate ao Cancer, Vitoria, Brazil
24. Pathology Department, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil
25. School of Health, Education, Policing and Sciences, Staffordshire University, Stafford, United Kingdom

Source: Head and Neck Published:2025

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Background: Globally, most people with head and neck cancers (HNCs) are diagnosed with advanced-stage disease. HNC diagnostic stage has multifactorial explanations, with the role of health system factors not yet fully investigated. Methods: HNC centres (n = 18) from the HEADSpAcE Consortium were surveyed via a bespoke health system questionnaire covering a range of factors. Centres were compared using the least square means for the presence/absence of each health system factor to their proportion of advanced-stage HNC. Results: Health system factors associated with lower proportion in advanced-stage diagnosis were formal referral triaging (14%, 95% CI-0.26, −0.03), routine monitoring of time from referral to diagnosis (16%, 95% CI-0.27, −0.05), and fully publicly funded systems (17%, 95% CI-0.29, −0.06). Several health systems factors had no routinely available data. Conclusions: Through identifying and monitoring health systems factors associated with lower proportions of advanced stage HNC, interventions could be developed, and systems redesigned, to improve early diagnosis. © 2025 The Author(s). Head & Neck published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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MLA	Creaney G, et al.. "Advanced Stage Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis: Headspace Consortium Health Systems Benchmarking Survey." Head and Neck, vol. , no. , 2025, pp. -.
APA	Creaney G, De Aquino Goulart M, Mcmahon A, Paterson C, Mccaul J, Perdomo S, Mendoza L, Alemany L, Arantes LMR, Urrego PAR, Dudding T, Pring M, Vilensky M, Cuffini C, De Blanc SAL, De Oliveira JC, Pervez S, Saintigny P, Cuello M, ... Popovic M (2025). Advanced Stage Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis: Headspace Consortium Health Systems Benchmarking Survey. Head and Neck, (), -.
Chicago	Creaney G, De Aquino Goulart M, Mcmahon A, Paterson C, Mccaul J, Perdomo S, Mendoza L, et al.. "Advanced Stage Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis: Headspace Consortium Health Systems Benchmarking Survey." Head and Neck , no. (2025): -.
Harvard	Creaney G et al. (2025) 'Advanced Stage Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis: Headspace Consortium Health Systems Benchmarking Survey', Head and Neck, (), pp. -.
Vancouver	Creaney G, De Aquino Goulart M, Mcmahon A, Paterson C, Mccaul J, Perdomo S, et al.. Advanced Stage Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis: Headspace Consortium Health Systems Benchmarking Survey. Head and Neck. 2025;():-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Creaney G and De Aquino Goulart M and Mcmahon A and Paterson C and Mccaul J and Perdomo S and Mendoza L and Alemany L and Arantes LMR and Urrego PAR and Dudding T and Pring M and Vilensky M and Cuffini C and De Blanc SAL and De Oliveira JC and Pervez S and Saintigny P and Cuello M and Betka J and Pinto LFR and Curado MP and Zendehdel K and Richiardi L and Popovic M and De Podesta JR and Von Zeidler SV and Rocha RM and Alwaheidi S and Brennan P and Virani S and Ross A and Conway DI and De Oliveira JC and Popovic M}, title = {Advanced Stage Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis: Headspace Consortium Health Systems Benchmarking Survey}, journal = {Head and Neck}, volume = {}, number = {}, pages = {-}, year = {2025} }
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