Providence Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Program-
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 is the use of medicine to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy is called a systemic treatment because the medicines enter the bloodstream...
More » - 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...
More » - 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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The evidence-based, multidisciplinary team approach to patient care at Providence Cancer Center is creating hope and changing lives for many people ...
More » - Speech-language pathologists assess, diagnose, treat and help prevent speech, language and communication disorders.
Speech-language pathologists w...
More » - 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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More » - 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...
More » - 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...
More » - Clinical trials are research studies in which people help doctors and researchers find ways to improve health care. Each study tries to answer scienti...
More » - 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...
More » - 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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