Palliative Care in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Patients with recurrent and of metastatic head and neck cancer have a multitude of problems in the physical, emotional, social and spiritual field. They should all receive palliative care. The start of tumor-directed therapies should be carefully consider
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Critical Issues in Head and Neck Oncology
Jan B. Vermorken • Volker Budach C. René Leemans • Jean-Pascal Machiels Piero Nicolai • Brian O'Sullivan Editors
Critical Issues in Head and Neck Oncology Key Concepts from the Fifth THNO Meeting
Editors Jan B. Vermorken Department of Medical Oncology Antwerp University Hospital Edegem, Belgium
Jean-Pascal Machiels Department of Medical Oncology Université catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium
Volker Budach Departments for Radiation Oncology Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany
Piero Nicolai Department of Otorhinolarynology University of Brescia Brescia, Italy
C. René Leemans Department of Otolaryngology VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Brian O'Sullivan Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto, Canada
ISBN 978-3-319-42907-6 ISBN 978-3-319-42909-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-42909-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016959453 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Trends in Head and Neck Oncology (THNO) is an educational program that started in 2007, initially under a different name, but recognized as such since 2011. Its concept is to promote multidisciplinarity and updated knowledge and, consequently, its leadership has a multidisciplinary signature. The realization of this educational program has been made possible by the support of Pharma and the practical logistical support of CongressCare. The organizers are grateful to our colleagues of Merck KGaA, who were the single sponsor at the commencement of the program in 2007. THNO-5 is the first THNO meeting with strong support and input of local colleagues into the case presentations in order to underscore the goals of this meeting. It is also
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