Multidisciplinary management of head and neck cancer [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Robert I. Haddad

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Demos Medical, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.99/491
• Soggetto topico: Head - Cancer; Neck - Cancer
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HaddadRobert I
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Role of HPV infections in head and neck cancer / Lisa Licitra ... [et al.] -- State of the art in radiation oncology in the multidisciplinary treatment of head and neck cancer / Roy Tishler and David J. Sher -- Molecularly targeted agents in recurrent, metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck / Jonas A. de Souza and Ezra E.W. Cohen -- Induction chemotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer : an evolving concept / Jorden H. Lorch -- Endoscopic head and neck surgery : the impact of minimally invasive surgery within multidisciplinary care / David G. Grant, Kitti Jantharapattana, and F. Christopher Holsinger -- Incorporating novel agents with chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the treatment of locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck / Athanasios Kotsakis, Michael K. Gibson, and Athanassios Argiris -- Concurrent chemoradiotherapy in head and neck cancer / Orit Gutfeld, Jessica H. Maxwell, and Francis P. Worden -- Multidisciplinary management of thyroid cancer? / Yariv Houvras, Sushruta Nagarkatti, and Lori J. Wirth -- Evaluation and treatment of dysphagia and aspiration in head and neck cancer / Rosemary Martino and Andrew J. Hope -- Functional imaging of head and neck cancer with positron emission / Sandro V. Porceddu, John Waldron, and Rodney J. Hicks -- Diagnostic and therapeutic advances in multidisciplinary care for nasopharyngeal cancer / Michael Koon Ming Kam and Anthony Tak Cheung Chan.
• Sommario/riassunto: Head and neck cancer is a very common cancer worldwide with an estimated 500,000 individuals diagnosed each year. In the United States an average of 39,000 new cases are reported each year representing between 3 to 5% of all new cancer cases diagnosed annually. Head and neck cancers are more common in men and in individuals over the age of 50. The treatment of head and neck cancer is extremely challenging and involves insight and expertise from multiple disciplines. Multidisciplinary Management of Head and Neck Cancer is a comprehensive textbook looking at different aspects of head and neck ca
• Titolo autorizzato: Multidisciplinary management of head and neck cancer
• ISBN: 1-283-21513-6; 9786613215130; 1-61705-012-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461271703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II