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Chapter 12 discusses head and neck cancer and how it should be discussed by a multidisciplinary team comprising specialist surgeons, oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, and palliative care doctors, together with dieticians, speech and language therapists, and clinical nurse specialists. At this time decisions as to the modality of treatment(s) to be used should be made, including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.
Title: Head and neck cancer
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Chapter 12 discusses head and neck cancer and how it should be discussed by a multidisciplinary team comprising specialist surgeons, oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, and palliative care doctors, together with dieticians, speech and language therapists, and clinical nurse specialists.
At this time decisions as to the modality of treatment(s) to be used should be made, including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.
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