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A study looking at the information doctors discuss with people before they have surgery for mouth or oropharyngeal cancer

Overview

Cancer types:

Head and neck cancers, Mouth and oropharyngeal cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This study looked at what information was most important for doctors to discuss with people before they decided whether to have surgery. It was for people with for mouth or oropharyngeal cancer. The oropharyngeal area is the top of the throat (pharynx) just behind the mouth.

Recruitment start: 1 January 2014

Recruitment end: 31 December 2015

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Barry Main

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

University of Bristol

Last reviewed: 25 June 2018

CRUK internal database number: 11559

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