... ofsymptoms suggestive ofheadandneck cancer. 3.2 DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING Diagnosis and staging ofheadandneck malignancy will normally include clinical examination by anexperiencedclinician,breopticendoscopy,neneedleaspiration(FNA)/corebiopsy of any ... practitioners, should be aware of the presenting features ofheadandneck cancer, and the local referral pathways for suspected cancers. 2.5 SCREENING FOR HEADANDNECKCANCER There is no evidence ... informationleaetabout headandneckcancer hadincreasedawareness of riskcomparedtopatientswhohadnotseentheleaet.Aquestionnaire of awareness of signs andsymptoms and risks of oral cancer showedthatallthosewhoreceivedtheleaet(smokers,non-smokersand...
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... cavityLarynxOropharynxHypopharynxALL HEADANDNECK CANCERS Diagnosis and management of headandneck cancer Quick Reference Guide October 200690COPIES OF ALL SIGN GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE ... aspiration cytology should be used in the investigation ofheadandneck masses. DThe risk of having headandneckcancer can be reduced by: not smoking or chewing tobacco limiting alcohol ... advanced incurable headandneck cancer. D13MANAGEMENT OF RADIATION SIDE EFFECTSMANAGEMENT OF LOCOREGIONAL RECURRENCEPALLIATION OF INCURABLE DISEASEShort term toxicity and length of hospital...
... therapy of malignant diseases of the head and neck, communication skills are of special interest. Untilnow, no objective method with low effort and costs existedto determine speech and voice ... morphologic impairment by endoscopic and imagingmethods and the standardized perceptual evaluation of theindividual handicap. ASR will enable precise evaluations of speech and voice as a precondition ... a valuable means for research and clinical purpose inorder to determine the global functional outcome of speech and voice after the treatment ofheadandneck cancer. Itallows quantifying the...
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