These tumors can begin anywhere in the head and neck region. Treatment options are based on where a head and neck cancer starts (e.g. tongue vs. throat) because each tumor site responds to treatment type in different ways.
The main two forms of treatment that can cure head and neck cancers are either radiation therapy or surgery. Sometimes, chemotherapy and/or targeted systemic therapy will be used together with radiation therapy to improve the chance that the cancer will not come back or spread to other parts of the body. The choice of treatment is affected by functional and cosmetic outcome as well as the probability of tumor control.
Depending on your diagnosis, stage and particular situation, head and neck cancers can be treated with radiation, surgery, or chemotherapy, either alone or in combination with each other.
The physicians at the University of Washington Department of Radiation Oncology work very closely with your surgeon and medical oncologist to determine which combination of treatment is best for you. Because of our team’s deep collaboration with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, you can be assured that your treatment plan will be highly individualized and based on latest the advances in cancer research.
Please contact us if you are interested in a consultation to discuss the options that best fit you.
I use the latest technological innovations in radiation oncology to design and individualize the optimal treatment for each patient.
RAMPART: A Phase II, Multicenter, Single-Arm Clinical Trial of Definitive Radiotherapy and CeMiPlimAb-Rwlc ImmunoTherapy for Locally Advanced, Unresectable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Read More at ClinicalTrials.govInvestigators: Upendra Parvathaneni, MB, FRANCR
Randomized Phase II/III Trial of Radiation With High-Dose Cisplatin (100Mg/M2 ) Every Three Weeks Versus Radiation With Low-Dose Weekly Cisplatin (30Mg/M2) For Patients With Locoregionally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
Read More at ClinicalTrials.govRandomized Phase II/III Trial Of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy With Cisplatin, Docetaxel-Cetuximab, Or Cisplatin-Atezolizumab In Pathologic High-Risk Squamous Cell Cancer Of The Head And Neck
Read More at ClinicalTrials.govA Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Dose Range Finding Study to Assess the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of TEMPOL for the Reduction of Severe Mucositis in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Combined Radio- and Chemotherapy
Read More at ClinicalTrials.govInvestigators: Jay Liao, MD
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