Abstract
These NCCN Guidelines Insights focus on recent updates to the 2015 NCCN Guidelines for Head and Neck (H&N) Cancers. These Insights describe the different types of particle therapy that may be used to treat H&N cancers, in contrast to traditional radiation therapy (RT) with photons (x-ray). Research is ongoing regarding the different types of particle therapy, including protons and carbonions, with the goals of reducing the long-term side effects from RT and improving the therapeutic index. For the 2015 update, the NCCN H&N Cancers Panel agreed to delete recommendations for neutron therapy for salivary gland cancers, because of its limited availability, which has decreased over the past 2 decades; the small number of patients in the United States who currently receive this treatment; and concerns that the toxicity of neutron therapy may offset potential disease control advantages.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 847-856 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology