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The molecular landscape of head and neck cancer

open access: yesNature Reviews Cancer, 2018
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) arise in the mucosal linings of the upper aerodigestive tract and are unexpectedly heterogeneous in nature.
C René Leemans   +2 more
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Head and Neck Cancers

2021
This textbook combines essential information on clinical cancer medicine with a guide to the latest advances in molecular oncology and tumor biology. Providing a systematic overview of all types of solid tumors, including epidemiology and cancer prevention, genetic aspects of hereditary cancers, differential diagnosis, typical signs and symptoms ...
C. Resteghini   +7 more
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Early side effects of radiation treatment for head and neck cancer.

Cancer Radiothérapie, 2021
Purpose of this review of medical literature is to present the immediate side effects of radiation therapy for head and neck cancer and their treatment. The likelihood and severity of these immediate side effects depends on a number of factors, including
I. Brook
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Head and Neck Cancer

New England Journal of Medicine, 2001
Head and neck cancers include neoplasms of the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx. The risk of these cancers is strongly associated with smoking and alcohol ingestion. There have been important advances in understanding of the molecular pathogenesis and progression of head and neck cancer and also in approaches to therapy, which include innovations in ...
A, Forastiere   +3 more
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Head and neck cancer: Current challenges and future perspectives.

Advances in Cancer Research, 2021
Head and neck cancers are a heterogeneous, aggressive and genetically complex collection of malignancies of the oral cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, paranasal sinuses and salivary glands, which are difficult to treat.
G. Bhat, Rosalie G Hyole, Jiong Li
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Global Burden of Head and Neck Cancer: Economic Consequences, Health, and the Role of Surgery

Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, 2020
Objective We aimed to describe the mortality burden and macroeconomic effects of head and neck cancer as well as delineate the role of surgical workforce in improving head and neck cancer outcomes. Study Design Statistical and economic analysis.
Rolvix H. Patterson   +7 more
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CANCER OF THE HEAD AND NECK

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1958
Excerpt Since the internist may be the first physician to see a patient, he should be thoroughly familiar with the problems of head and neck cancer.
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CANCERS OF HEAD AND NECK

A.M.A. Archives of Otolaryngology, 1952
CANCER of the head and neck comprises from 12 to 14% of all cancers of the body. If the cancer is seen and treated early, the prognosis compares favorably with that of any other malignant growth. A large percentage of the laity and a great many physicians as well feel that a malignant tumor in this region is hopeless and that treatment is useless, but,
D S, CUNNING, F M, TURNBULL
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Head and neck cancer

Nursing Standard, 2017
Essential facts Head and neck cancers include those of the mouth and throat, and rarer forms affecting the sinuses, salivary glands, nose or middle ear. The Oracle Cancer Trust says head and neck cancer is the UKs sixth most common type, with 31 people diagnosed each day.
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Cancers of the head and neck

Cancer Nursing, 1987
Head and neck cancers are complex diseases that require a multidisciplinary approach for optimal patient outcome. Presenting symptoms may vary from vague complaints to gross physical abnormalities. Life style choices and environmental factors are implicated in development of these diseases.
K H, Baker, J E, Feldman
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