Optimization of oncological care: proposal for the creation of rehabilitation networks in head and neck oncology

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¹ Department of Dental Surgery, University of Toulouse, IUCT-Oncopole, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Toulouse, Laboratoire CAGT, 3 Chemin Des Maraîchers, 31400, Toulouse, France. delphine.maret-comtesse@univ-tlse3.fr.
² Department of Oral Medicine, Supportive Care Department, Oncopole Claudius Regaud, Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse-Oncopole, Toulouse, France.
³ The WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Cancer and Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
⁴ City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA and Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁵ Department of Dental Surgery, University of Toulouse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Toulouse, UMR1295 CERPOP Centre d'Épidémiologie Et de Recherche en Santé Des POPulations, Laboratoire BIOETHICS, Toulouse, France.
⁶ Department of Dental Surgery, University of Toulouse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Toulouse, Laboratoire CERPOP-BIOETHICS, Toulouse, France.

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Delphine Maret et al. Support Care Cancer. 2025.

. 2025 May 27;33(6):500.

doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09576-6.

¹ Department of Dental Surgery, University of Toulouse, IUCT-Oncopole, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Toulouse, Laboratoire CAGT, 3 Chemin Des Maraîchers, 31400, Toulouse, France. delphine.maret-comtesse@univ-tlse3.fr.
² Department of Oral Medicine, Supportive Care Department, Oncopole Claudius Regaud, Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse-Oncopole, Toulouse, France.
³ The WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Cancer and Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
⁴ City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA and Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁵ Department of Dental Surgery, University of Toulouse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Toulouse, UMR1295 CERPOP Centre d'Épidémiologie Et de Recherche en Santé Des POPulations, Laboratoire BIOETHICS, Toulouse, France.
⁶ Department of Dental Surgery, University of Toulouse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Toulouse, Laboratoire CERPOP-BIOETHICS, Toulouse, France.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

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