title: Comprehensive treatment of squamous cell cancer of head and neck: Chinese expert consensus 2013.
abstract: Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common malignant tumor worldwide, and squamous cell cancer of the head and neck accounts for more than 90% of head and neck cancers. In China, the incidence of oral cavity and pharyngolaryngeal cancer is 3.28 per 100,000 with a mortality of 1.37 per 100,000, and the incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer is 3.61 per 100,000 with a mortality was 1.99 per 100,000. In 2013, an expert consensus conference was held in China with the aim of establishing the optimum multimodality treatments that are applied in Chinese patients with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. The experts, who met to review the literature and discuss and modify treatment strategies used in clinical practice in China, reached a consensus on the optimum therapy approaches, which, in general, combine surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy. The experts strongly recommended that healthcare providers should integrate proper medical resources into a collaborative group involving specialists in several disciplines to agree upon and provide the most effective therapy for individual patients.
authors.affiliation: Radiotherapy Department, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, South Road of Renmin Street, 4th District, No. 55, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jinyi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Chong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Chenping
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002681:China; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019468:Disease Management; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D060828:Induction Chemotherapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000628:therapy*; D016879:Salvage Therapy
keywords: expert consensus; head and neck cancer; multidisciplinary treatment; nasopharyngeal cancer; squamous cell cancer