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*Bobby Hamilton - a NASCAR driver who died of head and neck cancer | *Bobby Hamilton - a NASCAR driver who died of head and neck cancer | ||
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* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/headandneckcancer.html Head and Neck Cancer - Learn more from MedlinePlus] | * [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/headandneckcancer.html Head and Neck Cancer - Learn more from MedlinePlus] | ||
* [http://www.health.am/cr/head-and-neck-cancer/ Head and Neck Cancer Information] | * [http://www.health.am/cr/head-and-neck-cancer/ Head and Neck Cancer Information] | ||
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* [http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/treatment/head-and-neck Head and Neck Cancer: Treatment] | * [http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/treatment/head-and-neck Head and Neck Cancer: Treatment] | ||
* [http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=hdneck RadiologyInfo] - The radiology information resource for patients: Head and Neck Cancer | * [http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=hdneck RadiologyInfo] - The radiology information resource for patients: Head and Neck Cancer | ||
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| Head and neck cancer | |
| ICD-10 | C07-C14 C32-C33 |
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| MeSH | D006258 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maneesha Nandimandalam, M.B.B.S.[2]
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Head and Neck cancer Microchapters |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Differentiating Head and neck cancer from other Diseases
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
Staging | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | [Head and neck cancer future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
Case Studies
Related chapters
- oral cancer
- cancer of the larynx
- thyroid cancer
- adenoid cystic carcinoma - a type of salivary gland cancer
- Burkitt's lymphoma - a type of lymphoma that affects the head and neck
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans - a type of sarcoma that may involve the head and neck
- Hodgkin's disease - a lymphoma that often involves the lymph nodes in the neck
- paraganglioma - usually found in the head and neck region
- skin cancers - may involve the head and neck
- Bobby Hamilton - a NASCAR driver who died of head and neck cancer
External Links
- Head and Neck Cancer - Learn more from MedlinePlus
- Head and Neck Cancer Information
- Head and Neck Cancer: Questions and Answers
- Head and Neck Cancer: Treatment
- RadiologyInfo - The radiology information resource for patients: Head and Neck Cancer
