Head & Neck/Thyroid Cancers
News
ASCO: Deintensified treatment in p16+ oropharyngeal cancer needs evaluation
Treatment deintensification for patients with p16+ oropharyngeal cancer should occur only in the context of a clinical trial, according to a...
News
Mouthwash shows some efficacy for oral mucositis pain
Patients undergoing head and neck radiotherapy who used mouthwash had lower pain scores, compared with placebo, but clinical thresholds weren’t...
Clinical Topics & News
Prevalence of Suspicious Ultrasound Features in Hot Thyroid Nodules
Ultrasound for patients with hyperthyroidism and thyroid hot nodules is of limited value, given the high prevalence of suspicious findings, but...
Conference Coverage
Repurposing Itraconazole as a Molecularl Targeted Agent for Esophageal Cancer
Article
Patterns of HPV Testing Positivity, Smoking and Clinical Presentation Among Veterans With Oropharyngeal Cancer: A National Veterans Affairs Study
Conference Coverage
A Nurse Navigation Model to Improve Coordination and Timeliness of Care in Esophageal Cancer
Clinical Topics & News
Systems Automation for Cancer Surveillance: A Lean Six Sigma Project for Tracking Care of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
An automated tracking system was devised to identify new patients with head and neck cancer and to track follow-up tests and surveillance...
News
HPV positivity associated with good esophageal adenocarcinoma outcomes
Patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma who were HPV positive had significantly better disease-free and overall survival.
Article
Former Smokers Motivate Quitters
CDC campaign uses peer-to-peer influence to increase quit rates among smokers.
Article
Positivity Rates in Oropharyngeal and Nonoropharyngeal Head and Neck Cancer in the VA
Rates of HPV positivity of the p16 biomarker in veterans were similar to those of patients with oropharyngeal head and neck tumors in the general...
