Cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract

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Head and neck cancer is thought of as a disease primarily of men in the later decades of life. However, epidemiologists today are beginning to note a change in this pattern as the number of women who smoke increases and as the use of smokeless tobacco rises dramatically in school-age children of both sexes. These trends may result in an increase in the number of persons of both sexes with head and neck cancer and possibly in an earlier age of onset. Dr McGuirt discusses the current status of diagnosis and treatment of this disease, including the emerging role of chemotherapy.