Multidisciplinary Care of the Head and Neck Cancer Patient

1. Front Matter

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2. Head and Neck Cancer—The Patient Perspective

   • Sally Lapiduss, Francesca Bartoccini

   Pages 1-16

3. Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Head and Neck Surgery

   • Chrysanta Patio, Nabilah Ali, Jill Ketner, Candy Young, Esther Chou, Carrie Chong et al.

   Pages 17-30

4. Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) in the Head and Neck Cancer Team

   • Kelly Hansen, Marybeth Chenoweth, Heather Thompson, Alexandra Strouss

   Pages 31-42

5. Oral and Dental Health in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

   • Joel B. Epstein, Andrei Barasch

   Pages 43-57

6. Imaging Evaluation of the Head and Neck Oncology Patient

   • Ravi Prasad, Beth Chen

   Pages 59-86

7. Challenges in Head and Neck Pathology

   • Anna Laury

   Pages 87-101

8. Surgical Perspectives in Head and Neck Cancer

   • Allen S. Ho, Ellie Maghami

   Pages 103-122

9. Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery

   • Edward Ray

   Pages 123-143

10. Radiation Therapy for the Head and Neck Patient: Advances, Challenges, and Perspectives

    • Sagus Sampath, Nayana Vora, Zachary Zumsteg

    Pages 145-162

11. Perspectives in Head and Neck Medical Oncology

    • Idoroenyi Amanam, Rohan Gupta, Alain Mita, Kevin Scher, Erminia Massarelli

    Pages 163-185

12. Nutrition Management for the Head and Neck Cancer Patient

    • Denise Ackerman, Meghan Laszlo, Arlene Provisor, Adern Yu

    Pages 187-208

13. Physical Therapy Challenges in Head and Neck Cancer

    • Dwight Baldoman, Ron Vandenbrink

    Pages 209-223

14. Occupational Therapy for the Head and Neck Cancer Patient

    • Priscilla Park, Mahjabeen Hashmi

    Pages 225-235

15. Psychosocial Needs of Head and Neck Cancer Patients and the Role of the Clinical Social Worker

    • Natalie Thome, Nellie Garcia, Karen Clark

    Pages 237-248

16. Supportive Care for the Head and Neck Cancer Patient

    • Sorin Buga, Chandana Banerjee, Jaroslava Salman, Marissa Cangin, Finly Zachariah, Bonnie Freeman

    Pages 249-270

17. Survivorship Care Planning and Quality of Life

    • Denice Economou, Virginia Sun

    Pages 271-282

This book identifies key treatment challenges and unique care considerations in patients with head and neck cancers, providing a comprehensive guide to patient management that illustrates the critical importance of a multidisciplinary approach in achieving optimal oncological, functional, and survival outcomes. It covers all relevant specialties, including dental and oral medicine, medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, and reconstructive surgery. It highlights the vital role played by ancillary head and neck cancer services, such as speech and swallowing therapy, occupational and physical therapy, and nutritional therapy in offering essential physical and psychological support from the time of diagnosis onward. The closing chapters address post-treatment issues, including those relating to survivorship, surveillance, and end-of-life care. Multidisciplinary care is perhaps even more important for patients with head and neck cancers than for other cancer patients, andin addressing all its aspects this book is invaluable for a wide range of practitioners.

• Head and Neck Cancer
• Multidisciplinary Care
• Supportive/ Palliative Care
• Rehabilitation
• Quality of Life
• Survivorship
• Cancer Therapy
• surgical oncology

• Department of Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, USA

  Ellie Maghami

• Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA

  Allen S. Ho

Ellie Maghami, MD, is the Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation Endowed Professor in Head & Neck Cancer and Chief of the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Dr. Maghami received her medical degree at Washington University, St. Louis, and continued her otolaryngology training at University of California, Los Angeles. She is a fellowship graduate of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a diplomat of the Council for Advanced Training in Oncologic Head and Neck Surgery. Dr Maghami is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, setting evidence-based practice guidelines in Head and Neck Oncology. Her current research focuses on minimally invasive surgical technologies, surgical quality and outcomes, and survivorship issues.

Allen S. Ho, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-SinaiMedical Center, Los Angeles, CA.  He serves as Director of the Head and Neck Cancer Program and Co-director of the Thyroid Cancer Program at Cedars.  Dr. Ho graduated from Harvard with a degree in Neurobiology, attended UCLA School of Medicine, and completed residency training at Stanford.  He finished his head and neck surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.  Dr. Ho has published in journals including Nature Genetics, Cancer, Thyroid, Head & Neck, and JAMA Oncology. His research interests encompass thyroid cancer active surveillance, head and neck imaging surveillance, and cancer proteomics.

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