03_12 Head and Neck Cancer – Background and adjuvant considerations

1. Anatomy, diagnostic work-up and staging
2. Field cancerization
3. Indications for adjuvant concurrent chemoradiation
4. Evidence to support weekly cisplatin with concurrent radiation

Citations

As always, citations, and sources include education from our respective training programs, the Devita textbook, and Uptodate.com.  We highly encourage review of guidelines published by ASCO, ESMO and other organizations local to your practice.

DeVita, Vincent T., Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, and Steven A. Rosenberg. Devita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. 10th edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2015.

Uptodate.com Waltham, MA: Wolters Kluwer.

1.           Bernier J et al. Head Neck. 2005;27(10):843-850. doi:10.1002/HED.20279

2.           Zevallos JP et al. Head Neck. 2021;43(1):108. doi:10.1002/HED.26465

3.           Young A, Okuyemi OT. StatPearls. Published online January 12, 2023. Accessed October 30, 2023. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563022/

4.           Kiyota N et al.  J Clin Oncol. 2022;40(18):1980-1990. doi:10.1200/JCO.21.01293

5.           Sharma P et al. J Clin Oncol. 2022;40(16). doi: 10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.6004

6.           Cooper JS et al. NEJM. 2004;350(19):1937-1944. doi:10.1056/NEJMOA032646

7.           Bernier J et al. NEJM. 2004;350(19):1945-1952. doi:10.1056/NEJMOA032641

Disclosures

Talking about Tumors with Ryan and Ryann is not medical advice.  We have received no funding in relation to the information discussed within this episode and have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose.  All opinions are those of whoever stated them.  We have compiled this podcast to serve as an introduction to the field of medical oncology for post-graduate trainees interested in the topic. 

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Hematology/Oncology, evidence based medicine, education, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, medical oncology