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Head & Neck Cancer: Current Perspectives, Advances, and Challenges

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Editors:
  1. James A. Radosevich

    1. Chicago, USA

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  • It is written by professionals for professionals and de-mystifies terms, techniques, procedures, etc
  • Takes the read from very basic to advanced concepts It clearly defines that path that cancer patients will face, and how all the various parts of their treatment interact
  • Global in the nature of the content -basic science to clinical
  • It is a fantastic primer for anyone you wants to come into the field (medical & dental students) or those who have been thrust into the field (patients, care givers, family members, policy makers)

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Overview of “Head & Neck Cancer: Current Perspectives, Advances, and Challenges”

    • James A. Radosevich
    Pages 1-4

  3. A Disease Without History? Evidence for the Antiquity of Head and Neck Cancers

    • William J. Pestle, Michael Colvard
    Pages 5-36

  4. Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology and Health Services Research

    • Linda M. Kaste, Therese A. Dolecek, Athanasios I. Zavras
    Pages 37-71

  5. Challenges in Community-Based Head and Neck Cancer Prevention Programs

    • Charles W. LeHew
    Pages 73-86

  6. Head and Neck Anatomy

    • Maaly Bassiony
    Pages 87-129

  7. Screening and Patient Examination

    • Antonia Kolokythas, Thomas Schlieve
    Pages 131-150

  8. Benign Neoplasms of the Head and Neck

    • Sara C. Gordon, Sarah G. Fitzpatrick
    Pages 151-197

  9. Benign Non-neoplastic Lesions of the Head and Neck

    • Sarah G. Fitzpatrick, Sara C. Gordon
    Pages 199-256

  10. Pathology of Head and Neck Cancer I: Epithelial and Related Tumors

    • G. Kenneth Haines III
    Pages 257-287

  11. Pathology of Head and Neck Cancer II: Mesenchymal and Lymphoid Tumors

    • G. Kenneth Haines III
    Pages 289-311

  12. Cytopathology of Head and Neck Lesions

    • Gabor Tarjan, Gabor Tarjan
    Pages 313-353

  13. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head & Neck and Cervix: Overlap and Distinctions

    • G. Kenneth Haines III
    Pages 355-375

  14. Viruses and Head and Neck Cancer

    • William A. Paradise, Dena J. Fischer, Joel B. Epstein, James A. Radosevich
    Pages 377-400

  15. Head and Neck Carcinogenesis a Product of Complex Evolutionary Forces

    • Joel Schwartz
    Pages 401-457

  16. Nutrition and Head and Neck Cancer

    • Manju Sarangapani, Ami Patel, Linda M. Kaste, Therese A. Dolecek
    Pages 459-470

  17. Treatment Planning Considerations

    • Allen S. Ho, Mike Yao
    Pages 471-493

  18. Medical Oncology: Planning Considerations and Practices

    • Lawrence E. Feldman
    Pages 495-507

  19. Role of Surgery in Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

    • Joshua D. Waltonen
    Pages 509-562

  20. Diagnostic Imaging Considerations

    • Maaly Bassiony, Bulent Aydogan, James A. Radosevich
    Pages 563-605
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This is a nearly complete collection of Chapters that provide an up to date overview of all aspects of Head and Neck cancer. It is written by professionals but is not only intended for other professionals, but students, patients, policy makers, etc. There are so many aspects to this group of diseases that even the most seasoned professional will learn something from having read this book.

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  • Chicago, USA

    James A. Radosevich

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