Written by David Hood (Posted on December 19, 2014) “Hold fast to dreams,For if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged bird,That cannot fly.” —Langston Hughes, poet What is Hope? Desmond Tutu said, “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.”...
We find ourselves in an exciting time for innovation in the treatment of head and neck cancer. New treatments such as immunotherapy and increased precision in the delivery of radiation are examples of methods that are being evaluated in clinical...
Written by Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD, CCC-SLP, BRS-S It doesn’t take an expert in swallowing disorders to inform a group of head and neck cancer survivors and their families that impaired swallowing is one of the most common, yet frustrating, results of...
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is aware that people with cancer and cancer survivors, particularly those with compromised immune systems, are likely worried about the potential impact of COVID-19 on their health. Patients should talk with their oncologists...
Brian C. Baumann, MD; Kelly M. MacArthur, MD Head and neck cancer patients require specialist care from surgeons, radiation oncologists, and medical oncologists. Patients with larger or more advanced disease who are treated with surgery will frequently receive post-operative radiation therapy...
