Download or read book Quality Indicators in Head and Neck Oncology written by Martinus Ridder and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis shows the complexity and multidimensional concept of quality of care in head and neck cancer. The selected topics represent examples of quality assessment using structure [centralization (Chapter 2) and variation of care (Chapter 3)], process [waiting time (Chapter 4) and pathologic specimen handling (Chapter 5, 6)] and outcome indicators [influence of volume and variation of care on outcome (Chapter 3) and specific outcome of rare head and neck tumors arising in the salivary gland (Chapter 7, 8)]. Head and neck cancer care in the Netherlands is centralized in specific head and neck cancer centers, but nonetheless the care given varied per head and neck center. We showed that volume may play a role in this variation, but several other quality related aspects of head and neck cancer care are of influence as well. For instance: waiting time differences, as we showed that waiting time has significant influence on outcome. What we also showed is that pathology specimen handling is another key factor, and that non-standardized workflow leads to differences and non-uniformity. For the more rare types of head and neck cancer, like salivary gland tumors, the low volume in the Netherlands makes quality assurance almost impossible. For proper quality assessment and thereby quality assurance, based upon this thesis, redistribution of rare head and neck cancers appears inevitable. The variation in numbers and treatment we found could have been biased by case-mix factors we did not include. The relatively small sample size of our study population limited us regarding some statistics.
Download or read book Quality Assessment Across Disciplines in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment written by Dirk Van Gestel and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Quality Performance Indicators written by Scottish Cancer Taskforce and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critical Issues in Head and Neck Oncology written by Jan B. Vermorken and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access book. With a wealth of exciting data emerging in this rapidly evolving field this book will review the state-of-the-art knowledge with emphasis on multidisciplinary decision and management of head and neck cancer. The book provides significant detail on a wide range of topics including: the role of new targets for treatment, immunotherapy, resistance mechanisms, standardizing molecular profiling programs, and new methods to guide therapeutic approaches. In addition different disease situations are addressed including different treatment approaches in primary disease and in recurrent and/or metastatic disease as well as new developments in pathology, surgery and reconstruction techniques, new systemic therapies in salivary gland cancer, and supportive care and follow-up. All disciplines involved in the treatment of head & neck cancer are covered with a focus on translation into daily practice. The 8th-THNO is designed for medical oncologists, head and neck surgeons, radiation oncologists, otolaryngologists, and other medical professionals involved in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer.
Download or read book Head and Neck Cancer written by Christopher E. Fundakowski and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume serves to help readers understand and address factors that contribute to the psychological distress and negative self-perception of patients with head and neck cancer to improve their quality of life. It explores many of these issues in depth, such as the trends in diagnosis of head and neck cancer, disfigurement, advances and outcomes associated with minimally invasive surgery, long-term quality of life and functional outcomes, issues related to cancer pain, importance and impact of nutrition, how reconstructive advances effect functional outcomes, the impact of cancer recurrence, and financial consequences of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Head and Neck Cancer: Psychological and Psychosocial Effects will help otolaryngologists, oncologists, surgeons, psychologists and healthcare professionals define the unique issues associated with the HNC patient population, discuss pertinent data, outline key aspects of high quality care in this population, and to draw attention to necessary future investigations and developments.
Download or read book Head and Neck Cancer An Issue of Hematology Oncology Clinics of North America written by Alexander Colevas and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to Head and Neck Cancer. Guest Editor Alexander Colevas, MD has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Epidemiology of SCCHN; Genetics of Head and Neck Cancers; Molecular Biology of Head and Neck Cancers; Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; Evolving Surgical Techniques in SCCHN; Radiation Oncology New Approaches in SCCHN; Thyroid Gland Malignancies; Sequential and Concurrent Chemoradiation; Systemic Chemotherapy for SCCHN Focus on New targets and Agents; EGFR Inhibition in SCCHN; Diagnostic and Therapeutic Assessment Imaging in Head and Neck Cancer; Salivary Gland Cancers; Immunotherapy in SCCHN; Human Papillomavirus in SCCHN; and Supportive Care Issues in SCCHN Treatment and Survivorship: Dental, Nutrition, Speech and Swallowing, Depression.
Download or read book Head and Neck Cancer written by Bruce Brockstein and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-18 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exciting advances are occurring in the understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of squamous head and neck cancers. Epidemiology, staging and screening, as well as premalignancy, chemoprevention and the molecular biology of head and neck cancer, lay the groundwork for the understanding of the clinical chapters that follow. Controversial treatments will be compared to the standard management of patient care. Therapy chapters are divided into stage or category specific (resectable advanced, unresectable advanced or metastatic) problems, allowing the reader to review the current standards and options for patient types or specific patients easily. Considerations of supportive care, late toxicities and quality of life, often overlooked are reviewed in detail. This is a comprehensive summary of the current state of the art research and treatment.
Download or read book Comprehensive Management of Head and Neck Cancer written by Narayana Subramaniam and published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a complete guide to the management of head and neck cancer. Divided into five sections, the text begins with discussion on pre-treatment assessment and evaluation. Section two covers management of numerous different head and neck cancers, from oral and larynx, to temporal bone, saliva gland, thyroid, and many more. A complete chapter is dedicated to robotic surgery. The following sections detail management of tumour-like lesions, reconstructive surgery, and post-treatment care and rehabilitation. Authored by recognised experts in the field, the comprehensive text is further enhanced by clinical images and figures. Key points Comprehensive guide to management of head and neck cancer Complete chapter dedicated to robotic surgery Discusses reconstructive surgery and post-treatment care Includes images and figures to enhance text
Download or read book Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer written by David J. Adelstein and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading expert physicians and investigators from around the world review the state-of-the-art in the management of squamous cell head and neck cancer, with emphasis on coordinating different treatment modalities. The authors address several surgical issues, including laser-based surgery, larynx preservation approaches, salvage surgery, and neck management after non-operative treatment. They also discuss definitive radiation for larynx cancer, brachytherapy, altered fractionation radiation, intensity modulated radiation therapy, and the importance of tumor hypoxia, as well as the role of chemotherapy in sequential, concurrent, and adjuvant multi-modality treatment schedules. Other topics of special interest include targeted and gene therapies, multimodality management of nasopharyngeal cancer, chemoprevention, toxicity modification, quality of life outcomes, symptom palliation, and epidemiology.
Download or read book Head and Neck Cancer written by Louis B. Harrison and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, multidisciplinary text addresses all aspects of head and neck cancer and represents a wide spectrum of specialists, including surgical, radiation, and medical oncologists, dentists, pathologists, radiologists, and nurses. The book focuses on a two-part approach to treatment that maximizes the chance for a cure while maintaining a strong emphasis on quality of life. This Third Edition's updated techniques section includes new radiation techniques such as IMRT and IGRT and new endoscopic and laser surgical techniques. Other highlights include a new chapter on reconstructive techniques; significant updates to all site-specific chapters; updates on chemoprevention and molecular targeting; and discussions of new imaging modalities such as fused PET/CT. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text with all images.
Download or read book Head and Neck Cancer written by Jacques Bernier and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 877 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition provides a comprehensive view of consolidated and innovative concepts, in terms of both diagnosis and treatment. Written by leading international physicians and investigators, this book emphasizes the necessity of combining local and systemic treatments to achieve the objective of yielding higher cure rates and lower toxicities. Heavily updated from the previous edition, it highlights new surgery and radiotherapy techniques, disease awareness, patient quality of life, and comprehensive management. Head-and-neck cancers are a complex clinical entity and their response to treatment is also known to vary markedly in function of host-related factors. Notwithstanding the impressive progresses observed in the field of imaging, head and neck cancers are often diagnosed at a late stage and the presence of locally advanced disease in a significant number of patients implies the use of aggressive treatments in order to both ensure local disease control and reduce distant metastasis risks. In comparison with the first edition, Head and Neck Cancer, Second Edition provides a detailed update of innovative concepts in chemo- and bio-radiation, viral infection impact on tumor growth and response to treatment, and impact of tumor- and host-related factors on treatment outcome.
Download or read book Clinical Importance of Quality of Life Measures in Head and Neck Cancer written by Indian Cancer Society and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Head and Neck Oncology written by Akheel Mohammad and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-12-31 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise handbook has a unique approach and covers all important aspects of head and neck cancers from basic topics like carcinogenesis to advanced treatment options such as immunotherapy, electrochemotherapy, and robotic surgery in a succinct way. As every treatment center manages its patients with a different modality as per their institutional protocol, this book endeavors to standardize the processes by discussing the management of cancers of all anatomic areas in view of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines, which is the committee that prepares protocols for management of cancers and every head and which neck oncosurgeons must adhere to for their clinical practice. Key Features Explains the topics through flowcharts and diagrammatic representations that are helpful for exam preparation This book aims to serve as a valuable resource for postgraduate residents of maxillofacial surgery, ENT and otolaryngology, general surgery, plastic surgery, and junior specialists Serves as a comprehensive, evidence-based quick reference for the clinician on the go
Download or read book Controversial Issues in the Management of Head and Neck Cancer A Swiss Multidisciplinary and Multi Institutional Patterns of Care Study written by Olgun Elicin and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heterogeneity in the practice of diagnosis and treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is known and expected to be inversely correlated with the level of evidence on a given topic. Literature on various aspects of management of HNSCC were previously published, but were usually restricted within narrow foci. Due to the lack of a similar comprehensive work published so far, the Head and Neck Cancer Working Group of Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) decided to perform a survey covering the whole spectrum of controversial topics concerning the diagnosis and the treatment of HNSCC among its member institutions. This survey was designed to discuss current diagnostic and treatment strategies for HNSCC of all localizations, and to find out probable differences and level of consensus between the participating academic institutions by means of a questionnaire-based pattern of care study. The items in the survey was generated with a scored voting system by inclusion of all involved centers, and divided into four sections, each of them not exceeding twenty questions: head and neck surgery, radiation oncology, medical oncology and biomarkers. Surely, the topics and questions were intentionally chosen from controversial areas. Nonetheless, the lack of major consensus in most queried areas provide an insight to head and neck oncologist in terms of the scope of heterogeneity in their practice. Although none of the participated centers being plainly wrong, it is still disturbing to see, that a patient may be treated with quite discrepant diagnostic and treatment concepts even in a relatively small country adhering to up to date evidence based medicine. We believe that this work will serve the head and neck oncologists to be aware of their discrepancies and to stimulate discussion toward standardization of practice and prioritize topics of future clinical research.
Download or read book Head and Neck Cancers written by Athanassios Argiris, MD, FACP and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Overall, this is an excellent book on an important topic in cancer that medical oncologists, pharmacologists, and nurses, as well as related healthcare professionals, may find very helpful.” Score: 100, 5 Stars, Doody’s Medical Reviews Head and Neck Cancers: Evidence-Based Treatment presents a practical, state-of-the-art resource for any clinical oncologist treating or managing patients with head and neck cancers, including oropharyngeal cancer, cancer of the oral cavity, laryngeal cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, hypopharyngeal cancer, cancer of the sinuses and the skull base, salivary gland cancer, and neck lymphadenopathy. Section 1 of the book covers the most pertinent details on the epidemiology, biology, diagnosis and staging of the disease including topics such as the genomic landscape of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck and novel imaging modalities. Section 2 discusses the evidence-based treatment modalities for conventional and novel chemotherapy regimens, the evidence behind emerging radiation therapy techniques and the minimally invasive surgical advances changing the landscape of care. The chapters in Section 3 are dedicated to site-specific management, including management guidelines, tables with FDA-approved therapies and relevant ongoing clinical trials as well as instructive clinical cases with important discussion on outcomes and follow up care. Finally, Section 4 focuses on recurrent and metastatic disease and Section 5 provides the essentials on supportive care, including managing the elderly, managing patients suffering from dysphagia and oral complications, and must-know details of quality of life assessment and patient-reported outcomes. Emphasizing the practice-changing techniques and the latest evidence-based treatment advances including targeted therapies, immunotherapy, transoral robotic surgery, and radiation therapy precision, this comprehensive yet accessible textbook is indispensable for any clinical oncologist of each discipline wanting a balanced and evidence-based reference on managing patients with head and neck malignancies. Key Features: Includes didactic clinical cases for each type of head and neck cancer Numerous tables highlight FDA approved therapies and ongoing clinical trials Provides evidence-based recommendations for treating head and neck cancers at each stage of the disease with conventional and novel treatment strategies Covers strategies for managing acute and late complications to treatment
Download or read book Principles and Practice of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology written by Paul Q. Montgomery and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-07-09 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of an award winning title has been thoroughly updated by a team of world leading head and neck surgeons, oncologists and allied healthcare professionals. Principles and Practice of Head & Neck Surgery and Oncology, 2nd edition is a comprehensive evidence-based account of the current scientific knowledge about head and neck t
Download or read book Difficult Decisions in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery written by Zhen Gooi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-12 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a practical guide to decision making in head and neck oncologic surgery. As new technology is introduced, there is increasing knowledge regarding the efficacy of traditional head and neck surgical therapies and how to select among these varied and complex approaches is becoming increasingly difficult. Concise easy to follow chapters are devoted to one or two specific questions or decisions in head and neck oncologic surgery, aiding the reader to develop their decision making skills. Difficult Decisions in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery is a timely reference source for practicing surgeons, surgeons in training, and educators on the recommended ideal approaches in selected clinical situations.
