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MEDICAL UPDATE ON HEAD AND NECK CANCER FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (ASCO) ANNUAL MEETING

Program Outline

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Overview of Head and Neck Cancer
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Current Standard of Care
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Findings Presented at ASCO
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New Chemotherapy Options
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Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy
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Speech and Swallowing Rehabilitation
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Progress in Pain and Symptom Management
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The Role of the Health Care Team
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Quality-of-Life Considerations

Speakers
William M. Lydiatt, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical
Center; Terry A. Day, MD, FACS, Director, Head & Neck Tumor Program,
Hollings Cancer Center, Associate Professor and Director, Division of
Head and Neck Oncology Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina;
Marshall R. Posner, MD, Medical Director, Head and Neck Oncology
Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; David I. Rosenthal, MD, MA,
Director, Head and Neck Translational Research, Associate Professor of
Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center;
Jan S. Lewin, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, Department of Head
and Neck Surgery, Section of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Julia Chan, MSW, Oncology
Social Worker, CancerCare


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DX on 05/01/06 with SCC of right tongue. 05/11/06 surgery-tumor 1.2cm & 4 cm clear margins & parital glos. & neck dissection with removal of 34 nodes/1 positive at 4mm)T1N1MO
35 IGRT & 3 cycles of chemo (1 cisplatin & 2 carbo-complete on 8/9/06.