Study demographics: Study population consisted of a relatively even split of insurance types, was predominantly male, caucasian, and presented at an advanced stage. These attributes are similar to the typical head and neck cancer patient presenting in the United States.

Table 1: Study demographics: Study population consisted of a relatively even split of insurance types, was predominantly male, caucasian, and presented at an advanced stage. These attributes are similar to the typical head and neck cancer patient presenting in the United States.

	Total	Mean
Age	187	59
Access to navigation	93 (50%)
Gender: Male	153
Race: African American	58 (31%)
White	129 (69%)
Stage:
Early	26 (14%)
Advanced	161 (86%)
Insurance type:
Private/medicare	105 (44%)
Uninsured/medicaid	87 (56%)