A new report underlines that vaccination, screening, treatment and public awareness, provide the cornerstone for eliminating human papillomavirus (HPV) in Europe. The report was published by The European Cancer Organisation, Brussels on 7th October.1 The [more]
Often mistaken for a radiotherapist or medical oncologist, this expert in voice-box sparing strategies has reached out to a wide variety of professionals– most recently actors– in his quest to improve the chances of patients [more]
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A recent study analysed the timing of non-platinum chemotherapy in combination with radiotherapy in patients with head-and-neck cancer and showed that only those who had not undergone surgery benefited from the chemoradiation therapy. However, inconsistencies [more]
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Postoperative radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy remains part of the standard treatment regimen to improve locoregional control for patients with head and neck cancer who have adverse pathologic factors after surgery. Whether an overall survival [more]
Great strides have beenmade inmanaging patients with locally advanced squamous cell cancer of the head and neck over the past 20 years. Novel approaches using chemoradiation (CRT) have improved disease control and quality of life. [more]
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In the second part of our series on Living with the consequences, survivors of head and neck cancer talk about the social isolation and despair of living with mutilated faces and struggling to talk, chew [more]