Head & Neck/Thyroid Cancers
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Head and Neck Cancer Research
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Posttransplant Head and Neck Tumors Tallied
Major Finding: A total of 95 people who underwent solid organ transplantation over 21 years developed subsequent head and neck cancer, for an...
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Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Worsens Cancer Surgery Outcomes
Major Finding: The presence of alcohol withdrawal symptoms was associated with a significantly higher incidence of postoperative complications, 25...
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Jaw Complications Persist With Head & Neck Cancer Treatment
Major Finding: Of a total 1,848 patients with oral cancers, 16% (297) had at least one osteoradionecrosis code within 90 days of radiation therapy...
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Toxicity Drives Costly Head and Neck Cancer Readmissions
Major Finding: Total costs of all admissions for the induction group were $3,368,583 for the planned admissions and $1,777,136 for the unplanned...
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IMRT Provides Better QOL in Head and Neck Cancers
Major Finding: IMRT was about $5,000-$6,000 more expensive than was 3-D–CRT. But 73% of IMRT patients reported very good or outstanding quality of...
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Cisplatin Aids Survival of High-Risk Head and Neck Cancer
Major Finding: At 10 years post treatment, the overall survival rate was higher when cisplatin was added to adjuvant radiotherapy in patients who...
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PET/CT Detects Early Recurrence of Head and Neck Cancer
Major Finding: The true positive rate for routine PET/CT surveillance in head and neck cancer patients was estimated as 8/15, or 53%, and the...
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Erlotinib Dose Doubled for Smokers With Head/Neck Cancer
Major Finding: Of 10 evaluable head and neck cancer patients, 7 (including 5 smokers) showed a partial response, as defined by at least a 20%...
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Head/Neck Cancer Treatments Less Effective in HIV Patients
Major Finding: At 4 years, locoregional control was 69% and overall survival 55%.Data Source: The findings come from a single-institution...
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Oral HPV Infection More Prevalent in Men Than Women
Major Finding: The prevalence of HPV infection is nearly three times higher in men than in women (10.1% vs. 3.6%).