Head and neck cancer

A Argiris, MV Karamouzis, D Raben, RL Ferris - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Most head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas that develop in the upper
aerodigestive epithelium after exposure to carcinogens such as tobacco and alcohol. Human …

Head and neck cancer

MD Mody, JW Rocco, SS Yom, RI Haddad, NF Saba - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Head and neck cancers are frequently incidentally discovered by … symptoms of head
and neck cancers include dysphagia, … on Cancer (AJCC) staging of head and neck cancer: …

Focus on head and neck cancer

L Mao, WK Hong, VA Papadimitrakopoulou - Cancer cell, 2004 - cell.com
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common types of
human cancer, with an annual incidence of more than 500,000 cases worldwide. In the United …

Head and neck cancer

LQM Chow - New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
… The fraction of head and neck cancers diagnosed as HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers
of the association between HPV and cancers of the head and neck, and enhanced diagnostic …

Head and neck cancer

EE Vokes, RR Weichselbaum… - New England Journal …, 1993 - Mass Medical Soc
… The late stages of all head and neck cancers have easily detectable signs and symptoms,
including pain, otalgia, airway obstruction, cranial neuropathies, trismus, dysphagia, …

The molecular biology of head and neck cancer

CR Leemans, BJM Braakhuis, RH Brakenhoff - Nature reviews cancer, 2011 - nature.com
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) are caused by tobacco and alcohol
consumption and by infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Tumours …

Head and neck cancer: changing epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment

S Marur, AA Forastiere - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2008 - Elsevier
… This review is limited to head and neck cancers of squamous cell histology, which constitute
more than 90% of head and neck cancers. Because treatment of head and neck cancers is …

Epidemiology of head and neck cancer

EM Rettig, G D'Souza - Surgical oncology clinics, 2015 - surgonc.theclinics.com
Head and neck cancer (HNC) encompasses a heterogeneous group of upper aerodigestive …
seventh most common cancer worldwide, 1 and ninth most common cancer in the United …

Head and neck cancer: past, present and future

D Chin, GM Boyle, S Porceddu, DR Theile… - Expert review of …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Head and neck cancer consists of a diverse group of cancers that ranges from cutaneous,
lip, … In this review, the primary focus is on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) …

Head and neck cancer

A Forastiere, W Koch, A Trotti… - New England Journal of …, 2001 - Mass Medical Soc
Head and neck cancers include neoplasms of the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx. The risk of
these cancers is strongly associated with smoking and alcohol ingestion. There have been …