Head and Neck Cancers

Head and neck cancers include cancers of the mouth, nose, sinuses, salivary glands, throat and lymph nodes in the neck. Most begin in the moist tissues that line the mouth, nose and throat.

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Created January 2008

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Title:	Mouth, nose & throat cancers
Publisher:	The Cancer Council Victoria
Description:	Any part of the mouth, nose or throat may be affected by cancer including the squamous epithelium: cells that form the lining of the mouth, nose, throat or voice box.
Date:	Nov 2007

Title:	Interventions for the treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Oral cancer and oropharyngeal cancer are significant worldwide diseases with over 400,000 people developing them every year and with an increasing incidence. Two common symptoms of oral cancer are an ulcer that will not heal, or persistent pain and disc...
Date:	Aug 2007

Title:	Thyroid cancer
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	There are four different types of thyroid cancer and one form of lymphoma that can occur in the thyroid gland. They are classified by their malignancy and speed of growth. The most common treatment is surgery. The majority of thyroid cancers are readily treatable with excellent survival rates.
Date:	Jul 2007

Title:	Parasympathomimetic drugs for the treatment of salivary gland dysfunction due to radiotherapy
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Salivary gland damage is a frequent and important complication of radiotherapy to the head and neck area; it causes dryness of the mouth with resultant problems with eating, talking, and local infection. The parasympathomimetic group of drugs have been ...
Date:	May 2007

Title:	Throat cancer
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Throat cancer can originate in the oesophagus (gullet), larynx (voice box), thyroid gland or cells lining the throat (pharynx). Risk factors for throat cancer include smoking and heavy alcohol consumption. Smokers who drink heavily are at even greater risk.
Date:	Sep 2006

Title:	Mouth cancer
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Mouth cancer usually starts in the cells lining the mouth. The most common sites are the lips, tongue and/or floor of the mouth. Smoking and drinking alcohol are known risk factors.
Date:	Sep 2006

Title:	Chemotherapy as an adjunct to radiotherapy in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Eight trials (1753 patients) met the criteria for inclusion in this review. The addition of chemotherapy to standard radiotherapy provides a small but significant benefit in patients with nasopharyngeal cancer, especially when chemotherapy is administer...
Date:	Aug 2006

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