Socioeconomic deprivation and the burden of head and neck cancer—Regional variations of incidence and mortality in Merseyside and Cheshire, North West, England

Taib, Bilal G.; Oakley, J. H.; Dailey, Yvonne; Hodge, I; Wright, Paul M.; Plessis, Ruth du; Rylands, Joseph; Taylor-Robinson, David; Povall, Sue; Schache, Andrew; Shaw, RJ; Dingle, Ann F.; Jones, Terry M.

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“…In biosocial geography the context of living (in places) becomes embodied through the "imprint of entangled biological and social exposures" (Prior et al, 2018: 2). This is of particular relevance to head and neck cancer as prevalence is linked to socio-economic disadvantage (Taib et al, 2018). Northern England, the setting for our research, has the highest incidence of head and neck cancer in the UK (Price et al, 2010).…”

Section: The Sensory Turn and Visceral Geographymentioning

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Food play: A novel research methodology for visceral geographers and health researchers

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This paper reinforces the value of visceral geographic approaches to health research as a method 'beyond talking'. The paper establishes and sets out an integrative embodied multi-sensory research methodology-food play. Researchers across the social sciences and sciences are exploring the limits of logo and researcher centric research methods and exploring peoples sensory experience of themselves and the wider world using participatory, patient-centred, multi-sensory, visceral and biosocial geographic approaches. With reference to the growing interest in visceral approaches to research in geography, and sensory research in neurology, anthropology and embodied cognition in psychology, we argue that the presence and pungency of food uniquely animates research, and for our research, provided highly individualised insight into the lived experience of living long term with eating difficulties, allowing visceral difference to emerge and be expressed. We illustrate our approach with reference to a six-year research project, Resources for Living, co-produced with survivors of head and neck cancer and underpinned by a series of food play workshops to address post-treatment and chronic difficulties with food and eating.

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Section: The Sensory Turn and Visceral Geographymentioning

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Food play: A novel research methodology for visceral geographers and health researchers

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“…Smoking, alcohol consumption, poor nutrition, and human papillomavirus are associated risk factors for HANC. 13 More than two-thirds of HANC survivors are men 14 and typically come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, 15 with a significant history of smoking and alcohol consumption. 16 Pre-treatment physical activity levels and physical fitness are typically low, particularly in females, older individuals, and those with lower educational levels.…”

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“…Notably, HANC is regarded among the most debilitating of all cancers 13 and HANC survivors are significantly frailer with more mobility impairments than individuals with other solid malignancies. 21 Shoulder and neck dysfunction and pain resulting from radiation and surgical procedures used to treat HANC are common, with many of the treatment-related issues unique to this cancer cohort.…”

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Should survivors of head and neck cancer be considered a distinct special population within the context of exercise prescription?

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Price

et al. 2020

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Exercise is now widely accepted as a safe, cost-efficient, and effective intervention for cancer survivors and exercise guidelines for cancer survivors have been published. Currently there are no specific guidelines for different cancers despite apparent cancer-specific differences in the physical manifestations of the disease and the outcomes following treatment. One group of cancers where this appears to be particularly relevant is head and neck cancer (HANC). Common issues reported by HANC survivors include shoulder and neck dysfunction, head and neck lymphoedema, speech dysfunction, dysphagia, xerostomia, malnutrition, disfigurement, social isolation, and major depression. These issues have important implications for exercise prescription and supervision in terms of the safety and efficacy of the exercise, as well as patient uptake and adherence. HANC-specific issues should be considered when prescribing exercise within the framework of the general cancer exercise guidelines. Also, individual patient factors such as current fitness level, disease and treatment status, exercise preferences, and perceived barriers to exercise need to be considered. HANC survivors have many unique challenges and should be considered a distinct population within the context of exercise prescription. There has been a lack of research investigating exercise as an intervention in HANC survivors and much more research is required before robust evidence-based guidelines can be established. The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of salient factors to consider when optimising exercise prescription following HANC.

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“…In Scotland, the city of Glasgow has the highest rates of head and neck cancer, and one of the highest rates of socio‐economic deprivation and working age mortality 3,4 . There are previous studies investigating the association of deprivation in a heterogeneous group of head and neck cancer patients, but no evidence proving the association of deprivation in a homogenous group of OPSCC patients or investigating the outcomes of HPV(DNA)‐positive patients between different socio‐economic backgrounds 5,6 …”

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“…3,4 There are previous studies investigating the association of deprivation in a heterogeneous group of head and neck cancer patients, but no evidence proving the association of deprivation in a homogenous group of OPSCC patients or investigating the outcomes of HPV(DNA)-positive patients between different socio-economic backgrounds. 5,6 The aim of this study was to investigate whether the global patterns of improved survival in HPV(DNA)-related OPSCC are apparent in a Scottish population and to investigate the difference in survival outcomes in patients from different socio-economic categories.…”

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Sociodemographics and survival characteristics of 253 human papilloma virus‐related oropropharyngeal cancer cases in Glasgow, Scotland – A retrospective analysis

Leong

Slim

Sabri

et al. 2021

Clinical Otolaryngology

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Socioeconomic deprivation and the burden of head and neck cancer—Regional variations of incidence and mortality in Merseyside and Cheshire, North West, England

Abstract: Our study emphasises notable geographical variations within the region which need to be addressed through public health measures.

Cited by 20 publications

References 16 publications

Food play: A novel research methodology for visceral geographers and health researchers

Food play: A novel research methodology for visceral geographers and health researchers

Should survivors of head and neck cancer be considered a distinct special population within the context of exercise prescription?

Sociodemographics and survival characteristics of 253 human papilloma virus‐related oropropharyngeal cancer cases in Glasgow, Scotland – A retrospective analysis

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