Head and neck cancer incidence and two-year mortality in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2009-2020: a national population-based cohort study.
BACKGROUND Head and neck cancer (HNC) imposes a substantial burden in Aotearoa New Zealand (AoNZ), yet contemporary population-level data on incidence and early mortality across sociodemographic groups remain limited. METHODS This population-based retrospective cohort study used New Zealand Cancer Registry to identif...