background and objective: hypothyroidism is a known consequence of the external beam radiotherapy to the neck encompassing the thyroid gland for over 40 years. the aim of this study was to find out the incidence of hypothyroidism in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy, when radiation portals included whole of the thyroid gland. materials and methods: this prospective no...

Abstract Background Head and neck cancers are aggressive cancers, most clinical studies focused on the prognosis of patients with head cancer. However, perioperative mortality was rarely mentioned. Methods A retrospective analysis performed using all cancer admitting in Department Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University from January 2010 to December 2019. Th...

Correspondence to: R Collins, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK; [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T his article is based on a recent issue of Effective Health Care which focused on the research evidence for the management of head and neck cancers. The bulletin is based on a series of systematic reviews carried out by the Cen...

In this second of a two part series, we discuss recent advances in the management of cancers of the head and neck. We also discuss the important prognostic factors, including the importance of human papillomavirus (HPV) positivity in the newly discovered HPV related cancers of the head and neck. As before, we have used evidence from national guidelines, randomised trials, and level II-III studi...