Head and Neck Cancer
Organ Preservation, Function and Rehabilitation
Published on 1. September 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-1-56593-972-1 (ISBN)
Description
Presents therapies for head and neck cancer that focus on organ preservation and function rather than traditional surgical approaches. The text covers early, as well as late, disease and focuses on the need to preserve function of organs.
Presents therapies for head and neck cancer that focus on organ preservation and function rather than traditional surgical approaches. The text covers early, as well as late, disease and focuses on the need to preserve function of organs.
Presents therapies for head and neck cancer that focus on organ preservation and function rather than traditional surgical approaches. The text covers early, as well as late, disease and focuses on the need to preserve function of organs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Albany
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 267 mm
Width: 184 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56593-972-1 (9781565939721)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Laryngeal cancer treatment - early laryngeal cancer: controversies in the management of early laryngeal cancer; carcinoma in situ of the glottic larynx - treatment options; endoscopic resection of laryngeal cancer; toxicity of primary radiotherapy for early stage cancers of the larynx; chemoradiation in the management of advanced laryngeal cancer; voice quality following radiation treatment of early glottic cancer. Laryngeal cancer treatment - advance laryngeal cancer: defining the issues; surgical options in laryngeal cancer; targeted chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer; problems in assessing function in laryngeal cancer. Oral and pharyngeal cancer treatment - early oral and pharyngeal cancer: oral communication after laryngectomy; radiation therapy for early oral cancer; the oral effects of radiation therapy; specialized reconstruction of the oral cavity and oropharynx; oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal cancer; oral and pharyngeal cancer - an overview of treatment optiuons for advanced oral and pharyngeal cancer; is radiation therapy the standard of care for advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma?; speech rehabilitation, pst glossectomy; palatal prostheses in patients following treatment for oropharyngeal cancer; quality of life assessment in head and neck cancer.