Head & Neck/Thyroid Cancers
News
Thyroid cancer outcomes worse for black and Hispanic young adults
African American and Hispanic adolescents and adults under the age of 40 years were more likely to die from differentiated thyroid cancer than...
Conference Coverage
ASA: Mutation testing aids decision making in thyroid cancer
Key clinical point: Genetic testing in those with thyroid cancer may aid perioperative decision making. Major finding: Distant metastases were...
Conference Coverage
AACE: How to safely skip radioactive iodine for low-grade thyroid cancer
Key clinical point: Thyroid cancer patients do not need radioactive iodine treatment if their nonsuppressed thyroglobulin is less than 2 ng/mL 2...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Elective neck dissection during primary surgery improves oral cancer survival
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Upfront neck dissection boosts oral cancer survival
Key clinical point: Elective neck dissection at the time of primary surgery for oral cancers improves overall survival. Major finding: Elective...
News
Pembrolizumab active in head and neck cancer, regardless of HPV status
Key clinical point: Immunotherapy with pembrolizumab is active in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer.
News
Oral cancer survival lower with positive margins, public insurance
Key clinical point: Treatment factors such as neck dissection, tumor margins, type of insurance, and health care facility impact 5-year survival...
Reviews
Sleep disorders in patients with cancer
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Several genetic variants linked to salivary gland cancer risk
Key clinical point: The identification of several gene variants associated with salivary gland carcinoma could eventually lead to screening tests...
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Lateral neck dissection morbidity high, but transient
Key clinical point: Lateral neck dissections for thyroid cancer are associated with high early morbidity but few long-term complications. Major...