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Head and neck cancer is a major health challenge in developing world. The habit of tobacco chewing and smoking is quite prevalent in this part of the world, making head neck cancer as one of most common cancers. Many people live in socioeconomically compromised situation and they present at a very advanced stage of the disease (50–60 % of all patients). This makes their treatment complicated and costly. The treatment facilities are diverse in large developing countries and many patients are treated in centers with basic infrastructure. It is difficult to maintain consistency in treatment delivery, and many patients receive compromised care.
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Trivedi, N. (2015). Head and Neck Cancer Surgery in Resource Constrained Setup. In: Atlas of Head and Neck Cancer Surgery. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2050-3_15
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