Head & Neck Cancer: Current Perspectives, Advances, and Challenges

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James A. Radosevich
Springer Science & Business Media, 24 may 2013 - 1070 páginas
This is a nearly complete collection of Chapters that provide an up to date overview of all aspects of Head and Neck cancer. It is written by professionals but is not only intended for other professionals, but students, patients, policy makers, etc. There are so many aspects to this group of diseases that even the most seasoned professional will learn something from having read this book.
 

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Overview of Head Neck Cancer Current Perspectives Advances and Challenges
1
A Disease Without History? Evidence for the Antiquity of Head and Neck Cancers
5
Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology and Health Services Research
37
Challenges in CommunityBased Head and Neck Cancer Prevention Programs
73
Head and Neck Anatomy
87
Screening and Patient Examination
131
Benign Neoplasms of the Head and Neck
151
Benign Nonneoplastic Lesions of the Head and Neck
198
Diagnostic Imaging Considerations
563
Radiotherapy of Head and Neck Cancers
606
Laser Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer
621
Photodynamic Therapy PDT An Evolving Therapeutic Technique in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
649
The Changing Face of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
677
Complications from Surgical Treatment of Oral Cancer
721
Psychological Issues in Head and Neck Cancer
751
Quality of Life Issues in Research and Clinical Practice
801

Pathology of Head and Neck Cancer I Epithelial and Related Tumors
257
Pathology of Head and Neck Cancer II Mesenchymal and Lymphoid Tumors
289
Cytopathology of Head and Neck Lesions
312
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head Neck and Cervix Overlap and Distinctions
355
Viruses and Head and Neck Cancer
376
Head and Neck Carcinogenesis a Product of Complex Evolutionary Forces
401
Nutrition and Head and Neck Cancer
459
Treatment Planning Considerations
471
Medical Oncology Planning Considerations and Practices
494
Role of Surgery in Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
509
Cancer Drugs Clinical Trials and Regulatory Agencies
835
Drugs to Treat Head and Neck Cancers Mechanisms of Action
861
Biological Treatments Antibodies
914
Role of Mitochondria in Head and Neck Cancer
949
Genetic Susceptibility to Head and Neck Cancer
977
Biomarkers for Head and Neck Cancer
1003
The Role of MicroRNA in Head and Neck Cancer
1019
Detection of Oral Cancer Using Salivary Diagnostics
1049
Index
1063
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