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Providence Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Program

  • Audiology

    Millions of men, women and children experience hearing problems. These problems can seriously interfere with daily communication and cause dizziness...
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  • Chemotherapy

    Chemotherapy is the use of medicine to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy is called a systemic treatment because the medicines enter the bloodstream...
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  • Head and neck cancer surgery

    Surgery is the most common treatment for oral, head and neck cancer. The type of surgery depends on the type and stage of the tumor. Multiple surgerie...
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  • Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)

    Intensity-modulated radiation therapy is a specialized form of 3D-CRT that allows radiation to be more exactly shaped to fit the tumor. With IMRT, the...
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  • Multidisciplinary cancer care

    The evidence-based, multidisciplinary team approach to patient care at Providence Cancer Center is creating hope and changing lives for many people ...
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  • Speech-language pathology

    Speech-language pathologists assess, diagnose, treat and help prevent speech, language and communication disorders. Speech-language pathologists w...
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  • Stereotactic radiosurgery

    Stereotactic radiosurgery is a type of radiation therapy that uses a rigid head frame attached to the skull to aim high-dose radiation beams directly ...
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  • Tobacco counseling

    Ready to quit smoking?  We can help. ...
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  • LDR brachytherapy

    LDR involves the longer placement of the temporary (several days) or permanent radiation source into the tumor area such as prostate seed implant or p...
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  • HDR brachytherapy

    High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy involves the remote placement of a tiny, very highly radioactive source, which is housed in a lead lined device cal...
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  • Clinical trials, cancer

    Clinical trials are research studies in which people help doctors and researchers find ways to improve health care. Each study tries to answer scienti...
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  • Immunotherapy

    Biologic therapy is a treatment that uses the patient's immune system to fight cancer. Substances made by the body or made in a laboratory are used to...
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  • da Vinci Head and Neck Surgery

    TransOral Robotic Surgery (TORS) allows surgeons to access tumors through the mouth that previously required an extensive operation with an incision t...
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