Category Archives for head and neck
Treatment Mortality in Head and Neck Cancer
Treatment mortality in head and neck cancer? Do HNC cancer patients die from the treatment they receive to treat their cancer? Yes, according to the research linked below, 1.4% of HNC cancer patients
Continue readingMucositis Prevention- Head & Neck Cancer-
Mucositis prevention- Head & Neck cancer can keep the cancer patient on their therapy plan as well as enhance quality of life for the cancer patient. According to research, oral mucositis occurs is
Continue readingHead Neck Cancer Mucositis
Head and neck cancer patients who undergo intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) are going to develop a side effect called mucositis or dry mouth. Well…not all patients but 98.6% of patients
Continue readingSquamous Cell Carcinoma of the Mandible-
My prognosis with stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma of the mandible is 50 percent with surgery plus 7 weeks chemo at 5 days per week and radiation. They want to throw the kitchen sink at me. Cancer Coach-
Continue readingPre-Surgery Immunotherapy- HPV- Head and Neck Cancer
Two doses of nivolumab given about 1 month prior to surgery are well tolerated and reduces tumor size in about half of patients with squamous cell head and neck cancer If you have been diagnosed with head
Continue readingRecurrent, HPV, Head and Neck Cancer- Therapies
“However, all current treatment regimens for head and neck cancer have adverse effects. Therefore, continuing investigations have been undertaken to seek less toxic therapies to reduce treatment
Continue readingCurcumin Enhances Chemotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer-
When researchers added a curcumin-based compound to head and neck cancer cell lines, they were able to cut the dose of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin by four while still killing tumor cells equally as
Continue readingPediatric Head & Neck Cancer- Mucositis
The area’s sensitivity (pediatric head and neck cancer) also means the effects of treatment can lower patient quality of life due to symptoms including loss of appetite, difficulty swallowing, or
Continue readingMetronomic Low-dose Chemo, Less Toxicity for Head & Neck Cancer
“However, patients who received the low-dose weekly regimen — commonly used in the United States — experienced considerably less toxicity” You’ve been diagnosed with head and neck
Continue readingAcupuncture – Dry Mouth – Head and Neck Cancer
Patients who have received radiation for head/neck cancer often suffer from the unpleasant and distressing side-effect of a dry mouth, caused by damage to their salivary glands from the radiation Xerostomia,
Continue readingGrape Seed Extract Kills Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer
Grape Seed Extract selectively inhibited the growth and caused cell cycle arrest and apoptotic death in Head and Neck Cancer cells If you are diagnosed with cancer head and neck cancer, your first goal
Continue readingSquamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer- Genetic Diagnostic Factors
Gene-expression profiling has identified 4 distinct genetic subtypes of head and neck cancer (H&N) which show some parallels to lung squamous cell carcinoma biology… I am a long-term cancer survivor
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