Options in the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

Publisher: CMPMedica
Number Of Pages: 137
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9781891483417
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Chemotherapy, as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-modalityapproach, has become the standard of care for the treatment of locallyadvanced squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. Until recently, chemotherapy
has been delivered as either induction chemotherapy, alsoknown as neoadjuvant therapy, or in combination with radiotherapy aschemoradiotherapy (CRT). Although induction chemotherapy with cisplatinumand 5-fluorouracil (PF) is effective in improving survival, patientstreated with induction chemotherapy have a high rate of local-regionalfailure despite a reduced rate of distant failure. CRT has improved survivalby reducing local-regional failure, with no improvement in control of distant disease.
| Tags: Oncology, Radiology |