viernes, 11 de marzo de 2022

Head and neck cancer treatment

Radiation therapy, surgery and chemotherapy are the three main treatments for head and neck cancer. Generally, if you have this cancer, you should opt for surgery, since its goal is to kill or remove the cancer.


For patients with more advanced cancer, the result of cancer treatment will be more effective if chemotherapy and radiotherapy are administered at the same time.



You will be prescribed to take cisplatin and cetuximab if you go to radiotherapy sessions, but you may also be prescribed other drugs such as fluorouracil, carboplatin and paclitaxel. This is an incomplete list of medications, as your doctor may choose others.
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