Head and neck cancer

Risk factors, red flags, premalignant lesions and neck metastasis.

7 pages

• After head and neck cancer treatment: dry mouth, swallowing, voice and boneSurgery and radiotherapy of the head and neck leave lasting effects on saliva, teeth…
• Head and neck cancer basics: risk factors, sites and stagingMost head and neck cancers start in the lining of the mouth and throat; tobacco, alcohol and…
• Head and neck cancer treatment: surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in principleEarly head and neck cancer is treated with one method (surgery or radiotherapy); advanced cancer…
• Head and neck cancer: red flags and urgent referralSome mouth, throat, voice, ear and neck symptoms that do not go away can be an early sign of…
• Neck metastasis from an unknown primarySometimes cancer is found in a neck lymph node before the tumour it came from; doctors then…
• Oral premalignant lesions: leukoplakia and erythroplakiaWhite or red patches in the mouth that do not rub off and have no other cause can turn into…
• Tumours of the ear: external ear, middle ear and paragangliomaEar tumours are rare; look for a non-healing lesion, bleeding with chronic discharge, pulsatile…

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