Combining radiation and surgery significantly improves survival for head and neck cancer patients
Monday, June 9, 2008 - 16:35
in Health & Medicine
Adding radiation therapy to surgery significantly improves overall survival in patients diagnosed with node-positive head and neck cancer when compared to treating with surgery alone, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.