This study examined coping strategies in head and neck cancer patients. The relationships between the use of approach and avoidant coping strategies and the physical and emotional distress of 35 newly diagnosed head and neck cancer patients during the early stages of cancer treatment were evaluated. Patients were categorized on the basis of coping strategy at the time of diagnosis and then eval...

Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) is a broad category of cancer, comprises cancer that origin into oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, sinuses salivary gland. Majority cases reported in Pakistan are metastatic to with morphology squamous cell carcinoma. Locally advance, un-resectable tumors treated systemic therapies. Commonly prescribe therapies includes chemotherapy targeted therapy. However, the most pre...

BACKGROUND The role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in cancer treatment is controversial. The aim of the study was to assess whether CAM use was associated with a delay in the initiation of conventional cancer treatment for head and neck cancer. METHODS CAM usage data were collected by mailed questionnaire for 149 incident head and neck cancer patients who were identified thro...

Background and Aim: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is considered to be the most common malignancy in humans and occurs primarily in the skin especially in the head and neck region. Considering the high recurrence rate of the tumor, finding a marker for prediction of recurrence is very important. Cancer stem cells are a small subpopulation in the tumors that are related to tumorigenesis and recurren...

Introduction: Radiation therapy involves a multistep procedure; therefore, the error in patient set up is an inherent part of the treatment. Main purpose of this study was to determine the clinical target volume (CTV) to planning target volume (PTV) in head and neck cancer patients. Material and Methods: A total of 15 patients who had daily p...

Most head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas that develop in the upper aerodigestive epithelium after exposure to carcinogens such as tobacco and alcohol. Human papillomavirus has also been strongly implicated as a causative agent in a subset of these cancers. The complex anatomy and vital physiological role of the tumour-involved structures dictate that the goals of treatment are no...

More than 600,000 head and neck cancers (HNC) are diagnosed every year and the incidence and mortality rates vary according to the economical status of the country. Most are oral, pharyngeal or laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas. The most significant risk factors include lifestyle habits (tobacco, alcohol drinking and diet). More recently, exposure to some biological agents (HPV and EBV) and ge...

Optical biopsy techniques can provide immediate in vivo diagnosis of suspicious oral lesions. Other advantages include their non-invasive nature and reducing patient stress and anxiety while waiting for the diagnosis. Some of these techniques have already been incorporated into clinical practice and have become indispensable tools in oral dysplasia clinics (e.g. fluorescence spectroscopy); othe...