Critical Issues in Head and Neck Oncology Key Concepts from the Sixth THNO Meeting /

This book provides an overview of the latest advances in head and neck cancer using a multidisciplinary approach. Commencing with a discussion of epidemiological and diagnostic aspects, including the role of vaccination and key pathological features, the book then follows by examining the role of on...

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Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Témata:
Oncology .
Radiotherapy.
Cancer research.
ISBN:9783319988542
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Obsah:
  • Part I. Epidemiology and diagnosis
  • The role of vaccination in head and neck cancer prevention
  • Cellular and molecular pathology in head and neck cancer
  • Part II. Prediction of outcome
  • Oncogenomics/proteomics of head and neck cancer
  • Targeted next-generation sequencing in head and neck cancer
  • Homologous recombination function as predictor of treatment response
  • Part III. Oral cavity cancer
  • Surgical management of oral cavity cancer
  • Reconstruction in oral cavity cancer: when and how
  • Induction chemotherapy: does it have a place in oral cavity cancer?
  • Are there alternative local treatments in oral cavity cancer?
  • Part IV. Oropharynx cancer
  • HPV assessment in oropharynx cancer: what is the gold standard?
  • A new staging system for oropharynx cancer and why?
  • Should we de-escalate the treatment in HPV-positive oropharynx cancer?
  • Is there a new role for surgery in oropharynx cancer?
  • Can we expect less toxicity with newer forms of radiation?
  • Part V. Miscellaneous topics
  • What is the optimal larynx preservation approach and who are the candidates?
  • Is the approach to patients with unknown primary tumors any different in 2017?
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy and targeted therapy in nasopharynx cancer
  • Are there alternative chemotherapy regimens for EXTREME in recurrent/metastatic SCCHN
  • New data on systemic therapy of salivary gland tumors
  • Treatment of elderly patients with head and neck cancer
  • Part VI. Thyroid cancer
  • World-wide thyroid cancer epidemics: what is going on?
  • The surgical approach to thyroid cancer in 2017
  • Part VII. Keynote address
  • Immunology and immunotherapy in head and neck cancer
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