Functional Preservation and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Radiotherapy

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIII

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2. Epidemiology and Treatment Outcome

   1. Oral Cavity Cancer

      • Weining Zhen

      Pages 3-14

   2. Oropharynx: Epidemiology and Treatment Outcome

      • Edith Filion, Quynh-Thu Le

      Pages 15-29

   3. Hypopharynx

      • Gregory M. Richards, Paul M. Harari

      Pages 31-41

   4. Laryngeal Cancer: Epidemiology and Treatment Outcomes

      • William M. Mendenhall, Russell W. Hinerman, Robert J. Amdur, Mikhail Vaysberg, John W. Werning

      Pages 43-56

   5. Nasopharynx

      • Anne W. M. Lee, Rebecca M. W. Yeung, Wai Tong Ng

      Pages 57-73

   6. Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity

      • Claus Andrup Kristensen

      Pages 75-87

   7. Salivary Glands and Quality of Life

      • Chris Terhaard

      Pages 89-101

   8. Head and Neck Sarcomas and Lymphomas

      • Brian O'Sullivan, Jonathan Irish, Richard Tsang

      Pages 103-115

   9. Thyroid Cancer

      • Li Ning, Herbert Chen, Rebecca S. Sippel

      Pages 117-124

   10. Cervical Lymph Node Metastases from Unknown Primary Tumors

       • Cai Grau

       Pages 125-132

3. Treatment Techniques with Potential Impact on QOL

   1. Dysphagia-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Cancer in the Oropharynx: An Advantage for Brachytherapy?

      • Peter C. Levendag, Peter van Rooij, David N. Teguh, Inge Noever, Peter Voet, Henrie van der Est et al.

      Pages 135-144

   2. Improving the Quality of Life of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer by Highly Conformal Radiotherapy

      • Avraham Eisbruch

      Pages 145-153

   3. Advantages of Proton Beam Therapy in Functional Preservation and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Radiotherapy

      • Annie W. Chan, Norbert J. Liebsch, Alexei Trofimov

      Pages 155-161

   4. Target Definition and Delineation CT/MRI/PET-Guided Targets

      • Xavier Geets, Vincent Grégoire

      Pages 163-174

   5. Advanced Techniques for Setup Precision and Tracking

      • Wolfgang A. TomÉ

      Pages 175-182

   6. Adaptive Image-Guided Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

      • Ulrik Vindelev Elstroem, Cai Grau

      Pages 183-190

   7. Improving Form and function Through Surgical Care in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

      • Greg Hartig, Scott Chaiet

      Pages 191-201

   8. The Contribution of Chemotherapy

      • Michalis V. Karamouzis, Michael K. Gibson, Athanassios Argiris

      Pages 203-214

   9. Contributions of Targeted Agents

      • Deric L. Wheeler, Tien Hoang, Paul M. Harari

      Pages 215-223

The emphasis on cancer management in the past was based primarily on control rates from multidisciplinary input in management. There has always been a recognition that one would like to achieve the best result with the least complication, but never has there been any major emphasis on evidence-based outcome studies, nor on functional preservation and quality of life. The authors of this book have dealt very effectively with the various tumor types in head and neck cancer with the experts in the ? eld of management. The contents range from epidemiology and treatment outcome, treatment techniques with the potential impact on the quality of life such as dysphagia, to the various options relative to high technology radiation therapy programs for mana- ment. The potential for improving form and function through surgical care as an integrated part of the program is dealt with very effectively as well as the potentials for chemotherapy and the use of targeted agents have on quality of life issues. The volume also addresses toxicity, quality of life, and techniques for prevention of adverse effects, as well as the potentials for rehabilitation and supportive care. The authors have clearly done an extraordinarily good job in addressing the mul- plicity of problems that impact upon the functional preservation and quality of life in head and neck radiation therapy. Philadelphia Luther W.

• Head and Neck Cancer
• Quality of Life
• Radiotherapy
• Tumor
• carcinoma
• computed tomography (CT)
• positron emission tomography
• rehabilitation
• Radiaton Oncology
• head and neck surgery

From the reviews: “The aim of this book is to discuss and present to the reader – most of all and most importantly to health-care providers – the updated clinical and epidemiological research and results in this field. … this is an important, impressive, relevant book, that should be read and properly ‘digested’ by all members of large specialized teams of experts who care for these patients, very often at the end of their life, due to the late discovery of the disease.” (Giampiero Beluffi, La Radiologica Medica, Vol. 115, 2010)

• Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, USA

  P. M. Harari

• Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, USA

  N. P. Connor

• Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark

  C. Grau

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