Cancers of the Head and Neck - Related Resources

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Progressive resistance training may be more effective than standard physiotherapy treatment for shoulder dysfunction in patients treated for head and neck cancer, improving pain, disability and range of motion of the shoulder joint, but it does not improve quality of lifeExercise Interventions for Shoulder Dysfunction in Patients Treated for Head and Neck Cancer.
Hyperfractionated radiotherapy appears to be associated with an improvement in overall survival and locoregional control in patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers compared to conventional radiotherapy Radiotherapy Regimens for Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer.
Screening for oral cancer using a visual examination may not be effective in reducing oral cancer mortality except possibly in high-risk populations Screening Programmes for the Early Detection and Prevention of Oral Cancer.
Adjuvant chemotherapy, especially concomitant chemoradiotherapy appears to improve overall survival in patients with oral cavity or oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma compared to radiotherapy alone, in both post-surgical and non-resectable settings. Induction chemotherapy may have a smaller effect that falls just below statistical significance. Chemotherapy for Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer
Hyperfractionated radiotherapy appears to be associated with an improvement in overall survival and locoregional control in patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers compared to conventional radiotherapy. Radiotherapy Regimens for Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer

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Argiris A, Karamouzis MV, Raben D, Ferris RL. Head and neck cancer. Lancet 2008 May 17;371(9625):1695-709. [PubMed]

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