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Head and Neck Cancers

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Head and neck cancers constitute approximately 10% of all cancers [1]. 600,000 patients are diagnosed with head and neck cancer every year worldwide. More than half of these patients present with a locally advanced disease. Head and neck cancers are more common in males than females. They are mostly seen in elder patients (50–70 years) but can also be seen in children.

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    Murat Beyzadeoglu

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    Gokhan Ozyigit

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir, Turkey

    Cüneyt Ebruli

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Beyzadeoglu, M., Ozyigit, G., Ebruli, C. (2022). Head and Neck Cancers. In: Basic Radiation Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87308-0_5

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