Treatment Process

The types of treatment available for the management of head and neck cancers are:

• Surgery: Surgery is the preferred treatment for managing head and neck cancer, especially early-stage cancer. The surgical interventions performed include image-guided surgery, endoscopic surgery, laser surgery, open surgery, transoral robotic surgery, and reconstructive surgery.
• Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy uses drugs that kill rapidly dividing cells, including cancer cells. Drugs in chemotherapy are used in combination to kill cancer cells at different stages of cell division.
• Radiation therapy: It kills cancer cells by generating heat with high-energy rays. It is used in combination with chemotherapy or surgery. It is the treatment of choice in patients not eligible for surgery.
• Targeted therapy: Targeted therapy drugs target the proteins and enzymes essential for the growth, division, and spread of cancer cells.
• Immunotherapy: Immunotherapy boosts the immune system and strengthens it to kill cancer cells. They also make the cancer cells more vulnerable to getting destroyed by the immune system.