Head & Neck/Thyroid Cancers
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Thyroid surgery access and acceptance varies along racial lines
Thyroid surgery has excellent outcomes and low morbidity, but not all patients who can benefit are receiving it.
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Insurance status affects treatment, outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer
Key clinical point: Patients with Medicaid or no insurance are less likely to receive certain treatments and more likely to die. Major finding:...
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Data don’t support use of induction chemotherapy in head and neck cancer
Key clinical point: Induction chemotherapy has no survival advantage, compared with concurrent chemotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer...
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Age alone shouldn’t preclude use of chemo in older adults with head and neck cancer
Key clinical point: Age alone is not a reason to withhold concurrent chemoradiation for head and neck cancer.
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Limited posttreatment imaging suffices in HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer
Key clinical point: Most patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer do not need routine imaging after a negative 3-month posttreatment scan....
Conference Coverage
Smoking affects molecular profile of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer
Key clinical point: The molecular profile of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer differs distinctly between heavy and light smokers. Major finding:...
News
Financial toxicity is prevalent among patients with head and neck cancer
Key clinical point: The majority of patients with head and neck cancer resort to steps such as tapping their savings to help pay for their care....
Original Report
Cyclical hypofractionated radiotherapy technique for palliative treatment of locally advanced head and neck cancer: institutional experience and review of palliative regimens
Case Reports
Thyroid nodule: not as clear-cut as it seems
From the Editor
Oncology 2015: new therapies and new transitions toward value-based cancer care
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Treatment delay linked with worse outcome for head and neck cancer
Key clinical point: Patients with time to treatment initiation (TTI) greater than 46-52 days had increased risk of mortality, with greatest risk...