Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer
Subtitle: Recent Clinical Progress and Prospects for the Future (Current Clinical Oncology)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: June 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781588294739
Subjects: Radiotherapy; Surgery; Oncology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Squamous cell carcinoma; Medical / Oncology; Head; Diseases; Cancer; Neck; Treatment
Description: Reviews the state of the art in the management of squamous cell head and neck cancer, with emphasis on coordinating different treatment modalities. The authors address several surgical issues, including laser-based surgery, larynx preservation approaches, salvage surgery, and neck management after non-operative treatment. They also discuss definite radiation for larynx cancer, brachytherapy, altered fractionation radiation, intensity modulated radiation therapy, and the imporatance of tumor hypoxia, as well as the role of chemotherapy in sequential, concurrent, and adjuvant multimodality treatment schedules.