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AHNS
American Head & Neck Society
Latest AHNS Meeting Coverage
Post-operative treatment, long-term survival may be affected
Compound is still in earliest stages of testing
Failure to initiate adjuvant radiation therapy within 6 weeks tied to survival rates
But concerns about false negative results linger
Higher short-term dysphagia risk with surgery, but RT/CRT had worse 5-year OS
Main focus of microvascular surgery should be best possible H&N reconstruction, researchers say
Diesel particulate levels tied to increased oral and pharyngeal cancer incidence in one state
Definitive surgery can be conducted safely after neoadjuvant immunotherapy, researchers conclude
Post-surgical intervention may help to reduce the risk of opioid addiction and overdose
Second salvage attempt worked in 30% of cases
Preoperative topical antisepsis mucosal preparation associated with 51% fewer infections
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