Head and Neck Cancer: Changing Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Head and neck cancers account for less than 5% of all cancers and for less than 3% of all cancer deaths in the United States. The populations at risk for head and neck cancers are those who have a long-standing history of smoking and alcohol use. More recently, the incidence of oropharyngeal cancer
Head and Neck Cancer-A Clinicopathological Study in a Tertiary Care Center
Head and neck cancers display diverse patterns of biological behavior and considerable variation in geographical distribution. This study presents an analysis of head and neck cancer in a Nigerian tertiary healthcare center. It comprises cases diagnosed at the University College Hospital, Ibadan,
Yale physicians set head, neck cancer screening
Head and neck cancer kills 15,000 Americans a year, and screening is easy. But the symptoms are often identical to the everyday aches and pains that everyone experiences. Catching the different cancers early is essential and can usually be accomplished by a quick examination of the mouth, a peek in
Survival of malnourished head and neck cancer patients can be predicted by human leukocyte antigen-DR expression and interleukin-6/tumor necrosis factor-alpha response of the monocyte
ABSTRACT. Background: Patients with advanced stages of head and neck cancer are often characterized by malnutrition and by an impaired immune system. Because some of the suppressed immune parameters were shown to be of prognostic importance in trauma and sepsis, we investigated whether these would
Radiation and chemotherapy as combined treatment for advanced head and neck cancer.
Few cancers are more obvious to the world then advanced head and neck cancer. Even though this cancer composes less then 5% of all adult cancers, its diagnosis and treatment can be overwhelming to the person with cancer and their support system (American Cancer Society, 1997). Successful treatment
Brett Butler, Baseball Great and Cancer Survivor, Kicks Off Oral and Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week 2004; Former Major Leaguer Urges Public to Attend Free Screenings on April 23.
CHARLESTON, S.C., April 15 /PRNewswire/ - Baseball star and cancer survivor Brett Butler and the Yul Brynner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation (YBF) are urging Americans to get screened for cancer during Oral and Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW), April 19-25, which is highlighted by a
Measuring Edema in Irradiated Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Objectives: Edema is a common side effect of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Systems have been developed to record and monitor changes that occur after radiotherapy. These lack the sensitivity to record edema in specific laryngopharyngeal structures. The aim of this study was to develop a
Obstructive sleep apnea following treatment of head and neck cancer.
Abstract A growing body of literature is suggesting that there is a link between head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy and the development of obstructive sleep apnea/ hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). We describe the case of a 54-year-old man with a history of head and neck cancer whose
Bronchial intraepithelial neoplastic lesions in head and neck cancer patients: Results of autofluorescence bronchoscopy
To determine the efficacy of autofluorescence bronchoscopy for detection of bronchial intraepithelial neoplastic lesions in head and neck cancer patients, we analyzed data from head and neck cancer patients who underwent both white light bronchoscopy and autofluorescence bronchoscopy for the rates
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube feeding in patients with head and neck cancer.
We performed a retrospective chart review of 55 patients who had been treated for head and neck cancer to evaluate the complication rate associated with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) for nutritional support. We found that complications occurred in only 6 patients (10.9%); 3 of these
