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Secondary [[prevention]] measures of hypopharyngeal cancer include routine [[physical]] [[examination]] and imaging at scheduled intervals after treatment. [[Dental]] and [[thyroid]] [[Screening|screenings]] for [[cancers]] are recommended among the patients who had received [[radiation therapy]] to the [[oral]] [[cavity]] and [[cervical]] regions. | Secondary [[prevention]] measures of hypopharyngeal cancer include routine [[physical]] [[examination]] and imaging at scheduled intervals after treatment. [[Dental]] and [[thyroid]] [[Screening|screenings]] for [[cancers]] are recommended among the patients who had received [[radiation therapy]] to the [[oral]] [[cavity]] and [[cervical]] regions. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Gertrude Djouka, M.D.[2], Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [3]
Overview
Secondary prevention measures of hypopharyngeal cancer include routine physical examination and imaging at scheduled intervals after treatment. Dental and thyroid screenings for cancers are recommended among the patients who had received radiation therapy to the oral cavity and cervical regions.
Secondary Prevention
Follow up after treatment
Patients treated for hypopharyngeal carcinoma should follow-up for a secondary prevention. Follow-up measures are shown in the table below:[1]
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References
- ↑ Pfister DG, Ang KK, Brizel DM, Burtness BA, Busse PM, Caudell JJ; et al. (2013). "Head and neck cancers, version 2.2013. Featured updates to the NCCN guidelines". J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 11 (8): 917–23. PMID 23946171.