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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:18 pm

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Head and Neck Cancer(Free Handout)



Oropharynx Tumors Treatment



Base of Tongue

For early stage tumors of the base of tongue, either surgery or radiation may be used as primary therapy with equally good results. Treatment of the neck should be performed in patients with clinically positive necks regardless of the size of the primary tumor. For more advanced (T3) disease, radiation therapy may be considered. With T4 lesions, surgical therapy is ...Read the full article
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