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Importance Delays in the delivery of care for head and neck cancer (HNC) are a key driver of poor oncologic outcomes and thus represent an important therapeutic target.
E. Graboyes+9 more
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Adaptive radiotherapy for head and neck cancer
BackgroundAlthough there have been dramatic improvements in radiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), including robust intensity modulation and daily image guidance, these advances are not able to account for inherent structural and
H. Morgan, D. Sher
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Searching beyond the usual papillomavirus suspects in squamous carcinomas of the vulva, penis and head and neck [PDF]
Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) are involved in the etiology of anogenital and head and neck cancers. The HPV DNA prevalence greatly differs by anatomical site. Indeed, the high rates of viral DNA prevalence in anal and cer-vical carcinomas contrast with the lower fraction of cancer cases attributable to HPVs in other anatomical sites, chiefly the vulva,
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III. CANCER OF THE LARYNX Anatomically the larynx extends from the tip of the epiglottis to the inferior margin of the cricoid cartilage, and the term cancer of the larynx, therefore, includes all malignant growths arising in the epiglottis, the aryepiglottic folds, the arytenoids, the ventricular bands, the ventricles, the vocal cords, the subglottic
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This synthesis of the literature on radiotherapy for head and neck cancer is based on 424 scientific articles, including 3 meta-analyses, 38 randomized studies, 45 prospective studies, and 246 retrospective studies. These studies involve 79174 patients. The literature review shows that radiotherapy, either alone or in combination with surgery, plays an
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FocusNetv2: Imbalanced Large and Small Organ Segmentation with Adversarial Shape Constraint for Head and Neck CT Images [PDF]
Radiotherapy is a treatment where radiation is used to eliminate cancer cells. The delineation of organs-at-risk (OARs) is a vital step in radiotherapy treatment planning to avoid damage to healthy organs. For nasopharyngeal cancer, more than 20 OARs are needed to be precisely segmented in advance.
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Head and Neck Cancer Trends in Semarang: An analysis of ASR and ASCR [PDF]
Background: The sustainable incidence data of Head and Neck Cancer is poorly described in Indonesia. There was no large-scale epidemiological study of head and neck cancer in Indonesia, especially in Semarang and surrounding areas.
Hidanti, Mazaya Luthfia, PRASETYO, AWAL
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Head and neck cancer in the elderly: a retrospective study over 10 years (1999 - 2008) [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Treatment of elderly patients is in many ways different from that for younger ones. The aim of the present study was to identify the particular characteristics and needs of elderly patients suffering from head and neck cancer.
Bredell, M+3 more
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are known to be key regulators of numerous biological processes, and substantial evidence supports that abnormal lncRNA expression plays a significant role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression.
Kai Guo+8 more
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Head and neck oncology – 2010, part I [PDF]
SummaryThis article reviewed the current state of the art in head and neck oncology. These include very important and stimulating new areas of interest including the marked acceptance of chemoradiation in favor of surgery in patients with cancer of the ...
Myers, Eugene N.
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