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Original Articles: Clinical Oncology

Missed cancer in the Danish head and neck cancer fast-track program: results from a tertiary cancer center

Ida Grunske Schmidta Research Unit for ORL—Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark;b University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark;c OPEN, Open Patient Data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Region of Southern DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Malene Korsholma Research Unit for ORL—Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark;b University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkView further author information
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Jørgen Johansend Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3911-3929View further author information
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Jens Ahm Sørensene Research Unit for Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, DenmarkView further author information
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Christian Godballea Research Unit for ORL—Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark;b University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkView further author information
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Kristine Bjørndala Research Unit for ORL—Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark;b University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark;c OPEN, Open Patient Data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Region of Southern DenmarkView further author information
Pages 836-841 | Received 17 Apr 2023, Accepted 02 Jul 2023, Published online: 26 Jul 2023

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