Neck Surgery
Refusal of adjuvant therapy linked to worse oral cancer outcomes
Individuals with advanced squamous cell carcinoma who refused adjuvant therapy had worse oncologic outcomes, according to data published in JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery.
Multifocal thyroid carcinoma less common in children, not linked to worse outcomes
Multifocal disease is not linked to a greater risk of recurrence or mortality for children and adolescents with papillary thyroid carcinoma, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
'Pressing need' for quality data on treatment options for low-risk thyroid cancers
Models projecting incidence of low-risk papillary thyroid cancers suggest there will be more than 200,000 new thyroid cancer diagnoses during the next 5 years, with at least 67,000 of those cases qualifying as candidates for active surveillance due to small tumor size, according to findings published in JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery.