Navigating head and neck cancer : advances in diagnosis and treatment / edited by Zodwa Dlamini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dlamini, Zodwa, editor.

Oxford Academic Medicine

Series:

Oxford medical online.

Oxford medicine online.

Oxford medical online

Oxford medicine online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Head--Cancer--Treatment.

Head.

Neck--Cancer--Treatment.

Neck.

Head--Cancer--Diagnosis.

Neck--Cancer--Diagnosis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Preface

Contributors

Section I Overview of Head and Neck Cancer

1 Understanding Head and Neck Cancer

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Background On Head and Neck Cancers

1.2.1 Epidemiology

1.2.2 Risk Factors

1.2.3 Inequalities in HNSCC

1.3 Diagnosis and Screening

1.3.1 Traditional and New Diagnosis and Screening Methods

1.3.2 Prevention

1.4 Treating HNC

1.4.1 Traditional Treatments

1.4.2 Immunotherapy

1.4.3 Precision Medicine

1.4.4 Surgical Interventions

1.4.5 Radiation Therapy

1.5 Prognosis and Quality of Life

1.6 Conclusion

2 Risk Factors in Head and Neck Cancer

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Epidemiology

2.3 Head and Neck Cancer Risk

2.3.1 Cigarettes and Tobacco

2.3.2 Alcohol Misuse

2.3.3 Viral Infections

2.3.3.1 Human Papilloma Virus

2.3.3.2 Epstein-Barr Virus

2.3.4 Ultraviolet Radiation Skin Exposure

2.3.5 Radiation Exposure

2.3.6 Genetic Factors

2.3.7 Poor Nutrition

2.3.8 Weak Immune System

2.3.9 Oral Potential Lesions

2.3.10 Dysbiosis of Oral Microbiome

2.3.11 Chronic Inflammation and Necrosis

2.4 Head and Neck Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Early Diagnosis

2.5 Socioeconomic Factors Influencing the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer

2.6 Limitations and Future Prospects

2.7 Conclusion

3 Inequalities in Head and Neck Cancer

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Inequalities Present in the Realm of Head and Neck Cancer Healthcare

3.3 The Existing Burden of Disease and Ultimate Outcomes On Affected Individuals On Different Scales

3.4 Strategic Insights Into Addressing and Mitigating Head and Neck Cancer Disparities

3.5 Limitations

3.6 Conclusion

Section II Technological Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment

4 Diagnostic Innovations for Head and Neck Cancers

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Laboratory Diagnosis

4.2.1 Immunohistochemistry

4.2.2 Molecular Testing

4.3 Imaging Diagnosis

4.3.1 Ultrasound

4.3.2 Computed Tomography

4.3.3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging

4.3.4 Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography

4.4 Artificial Intelligence

4.5 Summary

4.6 Limitations

4.7 Conclusion

5 Precision Medicine in Head and Neck Cancer

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Genomics in Head and Neck Cancer

5.3 Transcriptomics in Head and Neck Cancer

5.4 Epigenetics: Non-Coding RNA in Head and Neck Cancer

5.5 Proteomics in Head and Neck Cancer

5.6 Metabolomics in Head and Neck Cancer

5.7 Immunomics in Head and Neck Cancer

5.8 Glycomics in Head and Neck Cancer

5.9 Microbiomics in Head and Neck Cancer

5.10 Fluidomics in Head and Neck Cancer

5.11 Infornomics in Head and Neck Cancer

5.12 Radiomics in Head and Neck Cancer

5.13 Holomics in Head and Neck Cancer

5.14 Limitations and Outlook

5.15 Conclusion

6 Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.

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Print version :

ISBN:

9780197794227

019779422X

9780197794203

0197794203

Publisher Number:

90102763685

CIPO000251499

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