Table 5: Frequency distribution of the types of treatment for

patients with oral cavity cancer performed at the INCan.

Treatment

Men

n (%)

Women

n (%)

Subtotal

n (%)

fi

hi

Fi

Hi

Abandonment

of treatment

27 (21.40)

17 (17.9)

44 (19.9)

44

0.199

44

0.199

Surgery

20 (15.90)

21 (22.1)

41 (18.6)

41

0.186

85

0.385

Surgery + radiotherapy

19 (15.10)

16 (16.8)

35 (15.8)

35

0.158

120

0.543

Radiotherapy

16 (12.70)

15 (15.8)

31 (14.0)

31

0.140

151

0.683

Chemotherapy

+ concomitant

radiotherapy

13 (10.30)

6 (6.3)

19 (8.6)

19

0.086

170

0.769

Surgery + radiotherapy

+ chemotherapy

6 (4.80)

7 (7.4)

13 (5.9)

13

0.059

183

0.828

Palliative care

8 (6.30)

3 (3.2)

11 (5.0)

11

0.050

194

0.878

Pain clinic

7 (5.60)

4 (4.2)

1 (5.0)

11

0.050

205

0.928

Chemotherapy

5 (4.00)

3 (3.2)

8 (3.6)

8

0.036

213

0.964

Chemotherapy

+ radiotherapy

4 (3.20)

1 (1.1)

5 (2.3)

5

0.023

218

0.987

Does not accept treatment

0 (0.00)

2 (2.1)

2 (0.9)

2

0.009

220

0.995

Surgery + chemotherapy

1 (0.80)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.5)

1

0.005

221

1.000

Total

126 (57.01)

95 (42.99)

221 (100)

221

1

 

 

Confidence level of 95% (p < 0.05).

fi = absolute frequency,

hi = relative frequency,

Fi = cumulative absolute frequency,

Hi = cumulative relative frequency.

Source: Database of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery of the INCan.