... NetworkDiagnosis and management of head andneck cancer A national clinical guidelineOctober 200636DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF HEADANDNECK CANCER 33331++1++312 Hypopharyngeal cancer ... 30DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF HEADANDNECK CANCER 1++1++10 Treatment: palliation of incurable disease Head andneckcancer may be incurable because: the disease is very locoregionally advanced ... radiologist a pathologistspecialist headandneckcancer surgeons (ear, nose and throat; maxillofacial and plastic) a clinical oncologist a restorative dentist a clinical nurse specialist a speech and...
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... palliation of particular symptoms, taking local expertise into consideration.ALL HEADANDNECK CANCERSEarly oropharyngeal cancer Patients with early oropharyngeal cancer may be treated ... mucosal surface of the lip.Oral cavityLarynxOropharynxHypopharynxALL HEADANDNECK CANCERSDiagnosis and management of headandneck cancer Quick Reference Guide October 200690COPIES OF ALL ... patients.CSpeech and language therapy Head andneckcancer patients with dysphagia should receive appropriate speech and language therapy to optimise residual swallow function and reduce aspiration...
... Chemotherapy added tolocoregional treatment for headandneck squamous-cell carcinoma:three meta-analyses of updated individual data. MACH-NC CollaborativeGroup. Meta-Analysis of Chemotherapy on Head ... A, Orlando A, Marchiori C, Zorat PL, Cavaniglia G, Sileni VC,Jirillo A, Tomio L, Fila G, Fede A, et al: Phase III trial of initialchemotherapy in stage III or IV headandneck cancers: a study ... ≤2ontheEasternCooperativeOncologyGroup(ECOG)scale,adequatebonemarrow,hepatic and renal function (creatinine clearance >60 ml/min), and a compute d tomography or magnetic reson anceimage scan of the headandneck region within...
... Chemotherapy added tolocoregional treatment for headandneck squamous-cell carcinoma:three meta-analyses of updated individual data. MACH-NC CollaborativeGroup. Meta-Analysis of Chemotherapy on Head ... chemotherapy and radiotherapy for organ preservation in advanced laryngeal cancer. NEngl J Med 2003, 349:2091-2098.11. Argiris A: Update on chemoradiotherapy for headandneck cancer. CurrOpin ... A, Orlando A, Marchiori C, Zorat PL, Cavaniglia G, Sileni VC,Jirillo A, Tomio L, Fila G, Fede A, et al: Phase III trial of initialchemotherapy in stage III or IV headandneck cancers: a study...
... treatment and care, togetherwith a variety of different patient pathways and experiences. This ispartly because headandneck is a catch-all category and not a single cancer, anda variety of organs ... includes cancers and sarcomas of the facial bones,peripheral nerves, connective and soft tissues, and various glands. Skull base cancers are included among headandneck cancers, buttumours that ... a biopsy.Other cancers of the headand neck There are a wide range of other cancers of the headandneck whichare not described above. Taken together, these are responsible for17% of cases of headand neck...