Incidence and Outcome of Second Malignancy in Primary Treated Head and Neck Cancer

Madam — Second malignancies have become one of the salient late side-effects of cancer treatment and also carry a poor prognosis and lead to premature mortality [1,2]. Head and neck cancers (HNC) constitute a significant proportion of the cancer burden in India [3]. Most of them present in advanced stag es, where chemoradiation (CTRT) is the treatment of choice [4]. The lacunae in the current literature on the incidence and treatment of second malignancies after CTRT in HNC patients justifies the present analysis.

Source: Clinical Oncology - June 3, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: V. Noronha, V.M. Patil, G.K. Singh, A. Joshi, N. Menon, S.G. Lashkar, V. Mathrudev, K.N. Satam, S.A. Mukadam, K. Prabhash Tags: Letter Source Type: research