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# Head and neck cancer

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

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- [**After head and neck cancer treatment: dry mouth, swallowing, voice and bone** Surgery and radiotherapy of the head and neck leave lasting effects on saliva, teeth…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/after-head-and-neck-cancer-treatment-dry-mouth-swallowing-voice-and-bone/)
- [**Head and neck cancer basics: risk factors, sites and staging** Most head and neck cancers start in the lining of the mouth and throat; tobacco, alcohol and…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/head-and-neck-cancer-basics-risk-factors-sites-and-staging/)
- [**Head and neck cancer treatment: surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in principle** Early head and neck cancer is treated with one method (surgery or radiotherapy); advanced cancer…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/head-and-neck-cancer-treatment-surgery-radiotherapy-and-chemotherapy-in-principl/)
- [**Head and neck cancer: red flags and urgent referral** Some mouth, throat, voice, ear and neck symptoms that do not go away can be an early sign of…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/head-and-neck-cancer-red-flags-and-urgent-referral/)
- [**Neck metastasis from an unknown primary** Sometimes cancer is found in a neck lymph node before the tumour it came from; doctors then…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/neck-metastasis-from-an-unknown-primary/)
- [**Oral premalignant lesions: leukoplakia and erythroplakia** White or red patches in the mouth that do not rub off and have no other cause can turn into…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/oral-premalignant-lesions-leukoplakia-and-erythroplakia/)
- [**Tumours of the ear: external ear, middle ear and paraganglioma** Ear tumours are rare; look for a non-healing lesion, bleeding with chronic discharge, pulsatile…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/tumours-of-the-ear-external-ear-middle-ear-and-paraganglioma/)

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