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Published on: September 29, 2018
Integrative care of the patient with head and neck cancer
Chau T Nguyen1, Malcolm B Taw2, Marilene B Wang3
1Ventura County Medical Center Ventura California U.S.A.
Objective:
To review the literature on integrative care of the patient with head and neck cancer.
Methods:
A review of the English language literature for articles relating to integrative care of patients with head and neck cancer, focusing on treatment of sequelae of surgery and chemoradiation.
Results:
Many studies show a significant utilization of nontraditional (complementary/integrative) treatments by patients in dealing with head and neck cancer. Treatment of head and neck cancer entails potentially debilitating consequences of surgery and/or chemoradiation on cosmesis, speech, swallowing, breathing, and quality of life. While complementary/integrative treatments for head and neck cancer are not established as effective therapies, their use for relieving sequelae of treatment, improving quality of life, and providing potential chemoprevention is well documented.
Conclusion:
Given the landscape of increasing use of nontraditional methodologies by patients with head and neck cancer and the complexity of care, the head and neck cancer surgeon should be aware of the uses and abuses of complementary/integrative medicine by patients as they navigate their care.
Level Of Evidence:
5.
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