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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2016; 05(03): 105-110
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.187573
Review Article

The Indian scenario of head and neck oncology – Challenging the dogmas

Vidisha Tuljapurkar
Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Harsh Dhar
Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Aseem Mishra
Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Swagnik Chakraborti
Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Pankaj Chaturvedi
Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Prathamesh S. Pai
Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Abstract

Head and neck cancers (HNCs) are the most common malignancies worldwide. Asian populations bear major burden of this disease, with certain unique characteristics. Although significant research in HNCs is ongoing globally, many clinical issues still remain unanswered. We performed a literature search to find noteworthy Indian studies that changed practice of HNC as well as to look for areas for further research in this field. Many randomized controlled trials as well as large patient series are reported in the field of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgical management of HNC. Still, many areas such as palliative therapy, targeted agents, and newer chemotherapeutic agents remain unexplored. Planned collaborative research is need of the hour to provide more evidenced based.

Key words

Chemotherapy - head and neck cancers - radiation therapy - surgery


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28 December 2020

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