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Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2015.

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Pfister, DG; Spencer, S; Brizel, DM; Burtness, B; Busse, PM; Caudell, JJ; Cmelak, AJ; Colevas, AD; Dunphy, F; Eisele, DW; Foote, RL; Hicks, WL ...
Published in: J Natl Compr Canc Netw
July 2015

These NCCN Guidelines Insights focus on recent updates to the 2015 NCCN Guidelines for Head and Neck (H&N) Cancers. These Insights describe the different types of particle therapy that may be used to treat H&N cancers, in contrast to traditional radiation therapy (RT) with photons (x-ray). Research is ongoing regarding the different types of particle therapy, including protons and carbon ions, with the goals of reducing the long-term side effects from RT and improving the therapeutic index. For the 2015 update, the NCCN H&N Cancers Panel agreed to delete recommendations for neutron therapy for salivary gland cancers, because of its limited availability, which has decreased over the past 2 decades; the small number of patients in the United States who currently receive this treatment; and concerns that the toxicity of neutron therapy may offset potential disease control advantages.

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J Natl Compr Canc Netw

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EISSN

1540-1413

Publication Date

July 2015

Volume

13

Issue

7

Start / End Page

847 / 855

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Proton Therapy
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neutron Capture Therapy
  • Humans
  • Heavy Ion Radiotherapy
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Carbon
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
 

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Pfister, D. G., Spencer, S., Brizel, D. M., Burtness, B., Busse, P. M., Caudell, J. J., … Hughes, M. (2015). Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2015. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 13(7), 847–855. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2015.0102
Pfister, David G., Sharon Spencer, David M. Brizel, Barbara Burtness, Paul M. Busse, Jimmy J. Caudell, Anthony J. Cmelak, et al. “Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2015.J Natl Compr Canc Netw 13, no. 7 (July 2015): 847–55. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2015.0102.
Pfister DG, Spencer S, Brizel DM, Burtness B, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, et al. Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2015. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2015 Jul;13(7):847–55.
Pfister, David G., et al. “Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2015.J Natl Compr Canc Netw, vol. 13, no. 7, July 2015, pp. 847–55. Pubmed, doi:10.6004/jnccn.2015.0102.
Pfister DG, Spencer S, Brizel DM, Burtness B, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Dunphy F, Eisele DW, Foote RL, Gilbert J, Gillison ML, Haddad RI, Haughey BH, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Kies MS, Lydiatt WM, Maghami E, McCaffrey T, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Rodriguez CP, Samant S, Shah JP, Weber RS, Wolf GT, Worden F, Yom SS, McMillian N, Hughes M. Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2015. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2015 Jul;13(7):847–855.

Published In

J Natl Compr Canc Netw

DOI

EISSN

1540-1413

Publication Date

July 2015

Volume

13

Issue

7

Start / End Page

847 / 855

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Proton Therapy
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neutron Capture Therapy
  • Humans
  • Heavy Ion Radiotherapy
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Carbon
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis