Who are our patients? : a socio-demographic profile of head and neck cancer patients

This report presents findings from research which documents the socio-demographic and psychosocial profile of newly referred head and neck cancer patients who were assessed at the time of diagnosis by the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) Head and Neck Clinic, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 2008. Within Australia, head and neck cancer accounts for approximately 3% of all new cases of cancer diagnosed with approximately 2750 new diagnoses per year (Cancer Council Australia, 2010).