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Advanced Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer [Robotic Surgery, Immunotherapy]

Surgical Oncologist Dr Suneel Kaushik discusses the most advanced treatments available for head and neck cancer. Surgery and Radiation are the curative modalities for the treatment of head and neck cancers. Robotic surgery can be used for lesions that are located in interior sites but this is available only at selected centers in our country. Robotic Surgery is widely available in the metropolitan cities, although robotic surgery for head and neck cancer is available only in select hospitals in India. The term “robotic” often misleads people. Robots don’t perform surgery. It is the surgeon who performs surgery using a computer-controlled robot. Robotic surgery in treating cancer: https://onco.com/blog/robotic-surgery... Immunotherapy is a recent advancement in the management of cancers and it is widely accepted in a few forms of cancer, where it is proven to offer a reasonable benefit in treating the patient. For instance treatment of melanoma, immunotherapy is commonly used as a treatment modality. What is Immunotherapy? Immunotherapy for cancer is a biological therapy that boosts the body’s immune system to fight foreign substances and abnormal cells of tumors. It either uses substances from the body or from the laboratory to restore the immune system’s ability to function regularly. Read More: https://onco.com/blog/immunotherapy-t... In the case of head and neck cancers, there is evidence that proves that immunotherapy is beneficial as the second line of treatment for advanced head and neck cancer (stage 4 metastasis - when the patient is not responding well to palliative chemotherapy). In majority of the studies conducted Immunotherapy as a treatment modality for head and neck cancers are found to be effective only in 20 - 25% of the patients. The studies found that the patients were having a dramatic response - with good tumor response rates and improvement in quality of life. Head & Neck Cancer Treatment, a Surgeon’s Perspective – Dr Suneel Kaushik Read More: https://onco.com/blog/dr-suneel-kaush... Connect With us: Call Onco.com on +91-7996579965 Website: https://onco.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/OncoDotCom/ Instagram: instagram.com/oncodotcom/ Twitter: twitter.com/OncoDotCom LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/oncodotcom/