Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)—Health Professional Version - National Cancer Institute

Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)—Health Professional Version - National Cancer Institute

Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version

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HEAD AND NECK CANCER

• Patient
• Health Professional
  • Childhood Treatment
  • Adult Treatment
    • Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
    • Laryngeal Cancer Treatment
    • Lip & Oral Cavity Treatment
    • Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary Treatment
    • Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
    • Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment
    • Paranasal Sinus & Nasal Cavity Cancer Treatment
    • Salivary Gland Cancer Treatment
  • Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Prevention
  • Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer Screening
• Research

SECTIONS

• General Information About Oropharyngeal Cancer
• Cellular Classification of Oropharyngeal Cancer
• Stage Information for Oropharyngeal Cancer
• Treatment Option Overview for Oropharyngeal Cancer
• Stage I and Stage II Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment
• Stage III and Stage IV Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment
• Recurrent Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment
• Changes to This Summary (01/​19/​2018)
• About This PDQ Summary
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Changes to This Summary (01/19/2018)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

This summary was renamed from Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment.

General Information About Oropharyngeal Cancer

Updated statistics with estimated new cases and deaths for 2018 (cited American Cancer Society as reference 1).

Editorial changes were made to this section.

This summary is written and maintained by the PDQ Adult Treatment Editorial Board, which is editorially independent of NCI. The summary reflects an independent review of the literature and does not represent a policy statement of NCI or NIH. More information about summary policies and the role of the PDQ Editorial Boards in maintaining the PDQ summaries can be found on the About This PDQ Summary and PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database pages.

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• Updated: January 19, 2018