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The Management of Head and Neck Cancer

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Abstract

A high degree of concern, attention, and effort must be directed at reconstructive and rehabilitative measures in order to minimize to the greatest possible extent the functional and cosmetic impairments, which often accompany the effective control of head and neck cancer.

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  1. James E. Hamner III
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  2. Joe B. Drane
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  1. Center for the Health Sciences, The University of Tennessee, Hyman Building, Room 316, 62 South Dunlap, Memphis, Tennessee, 38163, USA

    James E. Hamner III Ph.D.

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Hamner, J.E., Drane, J.B. (1984). Rehabilitation. In: Hamner, J.E. (eds) The Management of Head and Neck Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69649-7_8

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