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Neck Dissection May Be Avoided in Head and Neck Cancer

Is it necessary to perform a neck dissection on all patients with advanced head and neck cancer? The authors performed a randomized trial in 564 patients recruited from 37 centers in the United ...
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Postradiotherapy Neck Dissection for Lymph Node–Positive Head and Neck Cancer: The Use of Computed Tomography to Manage the Neck

Phase III Study of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin With or Without Aprinocarsen, a Protein Kinase C-Alpha Antisense Oligonucleotide, in Patients With Advanced-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Five hundred ...
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FDG-PET/CT Reduces Unnecessary Surgery in Head, Neck Cancer

For patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, utilizing fluorodeoxyglucose-(FDG)-PET/CT imaging to assess their response to chemoradiation significantly increases the accuracy in ...

Physician explains whether cracking your neck for quick relief can increase the risk of stroke: ‘Problems arise when…’

That satisfying neck crack may ease stiffness, but could it be risky? Physician Dr Kunal Sood explains how repeated neck cracking can affect blood vessels. | Health ...