Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 23, 2026

Translationally-Relevant Tumor Resection Model for Murine Preclinical Models of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Published on: April 3, 2026
[Current strategies in radiotherapy of head- and neck cancer]
1Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie. frederik.wenz@medma.uniheidelberg.de
Abstract:
Over the last 20 years there was a dramatic change in therapeutic options for head and neck tumors mainly due to improvements in surgical and radiotherapeutic techniques and in the increasing use of multimodal therapy. Especially for locally advanced tumors, one can achieve long lasting disease free intervals in a large proportion of patients. The following article will focus on the novel techniques in radiation oncology and combined radiochemotherapy giving an overview without too many technical details.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Cancer Therapies
However, cancer treatments can pose several challenges, as therapies used to kill cancer cells are generally also toxic to normal cells. Moreover, cancer cells mutate rapidly and can develop resistance to chemical agents or radiation therapy. Besides, all types of cancer cells may not respond to the same therapy. Some cancer cells respond to one...
Cancer Survival Analysis
Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonists

