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Head and neck cancer

Head and neck cancer is a general term encompassing multiple cancers that can develop in the head and neck region. These include cancers of the mouth, tongue, gums and lips (oral cancer), voice box (laryngeal), throat (nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal), salivary glands, nose and sinuses.

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Deaths
379,000 (2015)
Diagnostic method
Tissue biopsy
Frequency
5.5 million (affected during 2015)
Other names
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Prevention
Not using tobacco or alcohol
Risk factors
Alcohol, tobacco, betel quid, human papillomavirus, radiation exposure, certain workplace exposures, Epstein–Barr virus

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Head and neck cancer

Nodes271
Edges270
Triples207
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00738
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Head and neck cancer

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related to External links · 14
Head and neck cancer → American Society, Cancer, Clinical Oncology, HANCUK, Head, Macmillan Cancer Support, Medicine, MedlinePlus, National Library, Neck Cancer, Neck Cancer Treatment, Neck Cancer UK, RadiologyInfoHead, UK
related to Prognosis · 14
Head and neck cancer → AJCC, Although, America, Consensus, Cure, Europe, Head, HPV, HPV-associated, IVB, The, These, TNM, UICC
related to Epidemiology · 11
Head and neck cancer → Europe, Far East, Globally, In, In North America, In Southeast China, Mediterranean, Most, Nasopharyngeal, Taiwan, The
related to Diet · 9
Head and neck cancer → An, Conversely, Elevated, Generally, In, Many, Mediterranean, Overall, Still
related to Disease recurrence · 9
Head and neck cancer → Careful, Despite, For, HPV, HPV-positive, Non, Regardless, Treatment, Treatments
related to Signs and symptoms · 9
Head and neck cancer → Gastrointestinal, General, Head, In, Local, Speaking, Symptoms, There, These
related to Surgery · 9
Head and neck cancer → CO2, During, It, Surgery, There, This, TORS, Transoral, Usually
related to Chemotherapy · 7
Head and neck cancer → Cetuximab, Chemotherapy, Docetaxel, Docetaxel-based, FDA, Instead, Typical
related to Larynx · 6
Head and neck cancer → Cancer, If, Laryngeal, One, Surgery, Voice
related to Radiation therapy · 6
Head and neck cancer → At, Europe, Most, Radiation, There, United States

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Head and neck cancerDeaths379,000 (2015)1.00infobox
Head and neck cancerDiagnostic methodTissue biopsy1.00infobox
Head and neck cancerFrequency5.5 million (affected during 2015)1.00infobox
Head and neck cancerOther nameshead and neck squamous cell carcinoma1.00infobox
Head and neck cancerPreventionNot using tobacco or alcohol1.00infobox
Head and neck cancerRisk factorsAlcohol, tobacco, betel quid, human papillomavirus, radiation exposure, certain workplace exposures, Epstein–Barr virus1.00infobox
Head and neck cancerSpecialtyOncology, oral and maxillofacial surgery1.00infobox
Head and neck cancerTreatmentSurgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy1.00infobox
Head and neck canceris ageneral term encompassing multiple cancers that can develop in the head and neck region0.90text
an increased risk of developing a second primary cancer or other malignanciesinstance ofThese include physical effects0.80text
cancer recurrenceinstance ofThese include physical effects0.80text
and worse prognosis in addition to an increased chance of having a future feeding tube placedinstance ofThese include physical effects0.80text

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