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Head and neck cancer explained: an overview of management pathways

Head and neck cancer is a rare disease and general dental practitioners (GDPs) are at the forefront of head and neck assessment for malignancy in the community. Having an awareness of the signs and symptoms with which head and neck cancers can present promotes earlier diagnosis and increases the pot...

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Autores principales: Owens, David, Paleri, Vinidh, Jones, Adam V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9650163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36369551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-022-5199-1
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description Head and neck cancer is a rare disease and general dental practitioners (GDPs) are at the forefront of head and neck assessment for malignancy in the community. Having an awareness of the signs and symptoms with which head and neck cancers can present promotes earlier diagnosis and increases the potential for better prognosis and quality of life. This article will outline the head and neck cancer pathway from presentation, diagnosis and management planning, to treatment and beyond. This should help to give GDPs insight into the process their patients will experience while under the care of the multidisciplinary team and enable them to give patients returning to primary care the best support. This article is part of a larger series that will explore each facet of care in greater detail to give a significantly greater understanding of the pathway.
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spelling pubmed-96501632022-11-14 Head and neck cancer explained: an overview of management pathways Owens, David Paleri, Vinidh Jones, Adam V. Br Dent J Clinical Head and neck cancer is a rare disease and general dental practitioners (GDPs) are at the forefront of head and neck assessment for malignancy in the community. Having an awareness of the signs and symptoms with which head and neck cancers can present promotes earlier diagnosis and increases the potential for better prognosis and quality of life. This article will outline the head and neck cancer pathway from presentation, diagnosis and management planning, to treatment and beyond. This should help to give GDPs insight into the process their patients will experience while under the care of the multidisciplinary team and enable them to give patients returning to primary care the best support. This article is part of a larger series that will explore each facet of care in greater detail to give a significantly greater understanding of the pathway. Nature Publishing Group UK 2022-11-11 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9650163/ /pubmed/36369551 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-022-5199-1 Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to the British Dental Association 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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