Head and neck cancer
EE Vokes, RR Weichselbaum… - New England Journal …, 1993 - Mass Medical Soc
EE Vokes, RR Weichselbaum, SM Lippman, WK Hong
New England Journal of Medicine, 1993•Mass Medical SocHead and neck cancer was last reviewed in the Journal in 19831. At that time, there was
promising new information on a possible role for chemotherapy1, 2. During the past decade,
chemotherapy has undergone further investigation and important clinical advances have
been made in chemoprevention, organ preservation, and the simultaneous use of
chemotherapy and radiation. In this review, we shall discuss the diagnosis of and standard
therapy for head and neck cancer, as well as the status of recent basic and clinical …
promising new information on a possible role for chemotherapy1, 2. During the past decade,
chemotherapy has undergone further investigation and important clinical advances have
been made in chemoprevention, organ preservation, and the simultaneous use of
chemotherapy and radiation. In this review, we shall discuss the diagnosis of and standard
therapy for head and neck cancer, as well as the status of recent basic and clinical …
Head and neck cancer was last reviewed in the Journal in 19831. At that time, there was promising new information on a possible role for chemotherapy1,2. During the past decade, chemotherapy has undergone further investigation and important clinical advances have been made in chemoprevention, organ preservation, and the simultaneous use of chemotherapy and radiation. In this review, we shall discuss the diagnosis of and standard therapy for head and neck cancer, as well as the status of recent basic and clinical investigations.
Epidemiology
Head and neck cancer, as defined here, includes the common squamous-cell carcinomas of the . . .
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