Head and Neck Cancer: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, and Quality of Life

Dear Colleagues,

Cancers of the head and neck are the seventh most common cancers worldwide, with over 600,000 new cases annually. They represent different cancer sites including the oral cavity (lips, buccal mucosa, anterior tongue, hard palate, floor of mouth and retromolar trigone), nasopharynx, oropharynx (tonsils, base of tongue, soft palate, uvula, and posterior pharyngeal wall), hypopharynx, and larynx. Head and neck cancers are etiologically linked to the human papilloma virus (HPV) for oropharyngeal cancer and to health behaviors such as smoking and alcohol for non-HPV squamous cell carcinomas; the latter is known to be patterned with social disparities. Head and neck cancers carry an important burden of disease and treatments, with rehabilitation a mainstay as patients often experience disfigurement and dysfunction (e.g., eating, speech, breathing, mobility, distress). Treatments comprise a combination of surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and/or targeted therapies, with an attention to preserving function and quality of life. This Special Issue is designed to feature research on the epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and quality of life of head and neck cancers. We invite authors to contribute to this issue, which will allow more visibility to a population that is often under-served and -researched.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Cancers.

Dr. Melissa Henry
Guest Editor

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