Critical Issues in Head and Neck Oncology

Part I. The Make Sense Campaign

1. The “Make Sense Campaign”: An Initiative of the European Head and Neck Society
C. René Leemans, Jan B. Vermorken

Part II. Head and Neck Cancer: A Changing Disease

2. New Epidemiologic Aspects in Head and Neck Cancers
Gemma Gatta, Laura Botta

3. The Biology of Head and Neck Cancer
Kevin J. Harrington

Part III. Diagnostic Challenges

4. The Changing Role of the Pathologist
Philip Sloan

5. Molecular Imaging in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients
Sjoukje F. Oosting, Elisabeth G. E. Vries, Max J. H. Witjes

Part IV. Multidisciplinary Decision Making and Head and Neck Tumor Boards

6. Multidisciplinary Decision Making and Head and Neck Tumor Boards
Jan B. Vermorken

Part V. Locoregionally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

7. Pros and Cons of Endoscopic Surgery
Francesca Bon, Alberto Paderno, Alberto Schreiber, Nausica Montalto, Cesare Piazza, Piero Nicolai

8. Oncologic Dentistry and Implants
Ross O. C. Elledge, Rokhsareh Elledge, Sat Parmar, Stefan Edmondson

9. Comprehensive Overview: Definitive Radiotherapy and Concurrent Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Volker Budach

10. Treatment of Viral-Associated HNC (OPC and NPC)
Shao Hui Huang, Melvin L. K. Chua, Francesca Caparrotti, Brian O’Sullivan

11. Patient and Treatment Factors in Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy
Jan B. Vermorken

Part VI. Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer: How and When to Treat

12. Salvage Surgery of Head and Neck Cancer
C. René Leemans

13. Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer: When and How to Irradiate
Shao Hui Huang, Nadeem Riaz, Nancy Lee, Brian O’Sullivan

14. Systemic Treatments: Chemotherapy and Targeted Therapies
Jean-Pascal Machiels, Sandra Schmitz

15. Immunotherapeutic Approaches
Petr Szturz, Jan B. Vermorken

16. Treatment in the Elderly
Petr Szturz, Jan B. Vermorken

17. Palliative Care in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Dirk Schrijvers

Part VII. Quality of Life and End of Life Issues

18. Quality of Life Issues
Susanne Singer

19. Symptoms at End-of-Life of Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Dirk Schrijvers

20. Issues at End of Life
Rodger Charlton

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Oncology