Head and Neck cancer

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Head and Neck Cancers

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Introduction

• Head and neck cancer is a group of cancers that
  usually start in the squamous cells lining the
  mouth, voice box (larynx), throat (pharynx),
  salivary glands, nasal cavity and paranasal
  sinuses.
• These cancers are grouped together due to their
  location and because head and neck surgeons
  also known as otolaryngologists
• Head and neck cancer is more likely to happen in
  adults over the age of 50 and is twice as likely
  to occur in men.

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Risk Factors Include

• Age
• Gender
• Alcohol and tobacco use
• Radiation or asbestos exposure
• Poor oral hygiene
• Ethnicity, especially of Asian descent
  (nasopharynx cancer)
• Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection

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Head and neck cancers include

• Cancers of oral cavity including Tongue cancer,
  Ca buccal mucosa, floor of mouth,
• Cancer of Oropharynx including tonsil, pharynx,
  base of tongue and soft palate.
• Cancer of Hypopharynx including post cricoid
  region, pyriform fossa epiglottis.
• Cancer of Larynx (Sound box)

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Causes of Head and neck cancers
Major causes of head and neck cancer include
tobacco chewing, Gutkha, Pan masala, smoking bidi
and cigarette and alcohol consumption. Second
important cause is human papilloma virus (HPV)
infection. Infection of Ebstein bar virus (EBV)
can cause nasopharyngeal cancer. Ill fitting
dentures and sharp teeth can cause tongue cancer.
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Symptoms of head and neck cancers
Symptoms of head and neck cancer include
non-healing ulcer in mouth or throat, Mass or
lump in mouth, difficulty in swallowing, change
in voice, pain in ears, bleeding through nose and
swelling over neck. If any of these symptoms are
present please consult oncologist.
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Head and neck cancer Diagnoses

• To confirm a diagnosis of cancer and determine if
  it has spread, you may undergo endoscopy, head
  MRI, CT of the sinuses, head CT, panoramic dental
  x-ray, dental cone beam CT, PET/CT or chest
  imaging.
• If none of these tests indicate cancer, no
  further action may be needed. However, your
  doctor may want to monitor your condition if your
  symptoms persist. If an abnormality is found and
  tests do not confirm it is benign, your doctor
  may order a biopsy.

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Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

• Treatment for head and neck cancer depends on its
  size, type, location, growth rate and your
  general health. Options include radiation
  therapy, surgery, chemotherapy or a combination
  of the three.
• Radiation therapy is the backbone of treatment of
  head and neck cancers. Chemotherapy might be
  needed to enhance effect of radiation therapy.
  Sometimes surgery might be needed in sites such
  as oral cavity.

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Types of Radiation Therapy

• External beam therapy (EBT) a method for
  delivering a beam of high-energy x-rays or proton
  beams to the location of the tumor. The radiation
  beam is generated outside the patient (usually by
  a linear accelerator for photon/x-ray and a
  cyclotron or synchrotron for proton beam) and is
  targeted at the tumor site. These radiation beams
  can destroy the cancer cells, and conformal
  treatment plans allow the surrounding normal
  tissues to be spared.

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• Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) an
  advanced mode of high-precision radiotherapy that
  utilizes computer-controlled x-ray accelerators
  to deliver precise radiation doses to a malignant
  tumor or specific areas within the tumor. The
  radiation dose is designed to conform to the
  three-dimensional (3-D) shape of the tumor by
  modulatingor controllingthe intensity of the
  radiation beam to focus a higher radiation dose
  to the tumor while minimizing radiation exposure
  to healthy cells.

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