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A Group Method to Care
Learn how multidisciplinary care groups can strengthen your head and neck cancer remedy.
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Multidisciplinary groups are made up of healthcare suppliers (HCPs) from totally different fields and specialties.
Having HCPs with various backgrounds can guarantee your remedy plan is concentrated in your particular person wants and well being.
Your multidisciplinary head and neck most cancers staff may embrace:
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Otolaryngologists (aka ENTs)
Head and neck surgeons who concentrate on circumstances affecting:
- Ears
- Higher respiratory system
- Higher gastrointestinal system
- Different elements of the top and neck
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Surgical, Radiation and Medical Oncologists
Oncologists are docs who concentrate on most cancers.
Surgical oncologists surgically take away tumors and surrounding tissue.
Radiation oncologists use radiation remedy to shrink tumors and kill most cancers cells.
Medical oncologists use remedies like chemotherapy, hormone therapy and immunotherapy to battle most cancers.
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Oncology Scientific Nurse Specialists
Nurses who concentrate on most cancers and will assist with:
- Assessing bodily and emotional well being
- Educating sufferers and households about remedy
- Coordinating care between specialists
- Offering direct affected person care
- Managing and treating signs
- Supportive care together with consolation, pain management and serving to you keep in your care plan
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Pathologists
Docs who research illnesses utilizing:
- Tissue
- Blood
- Urine
- Different bodily fluids
They use lab exams to assist diagnose circumstances and advocate remedy choices.
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Radiologists
Docs who diagnose and deal with circumstances utilizing medical imaging and procedures like:
- X-rays
- Computed tomography (CT)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Nuclear drugs (utilizing radioactive materials to see and deal with sure circumstances)
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- Ultrasound
Interventional radiologists use imaging to information instruments into the physique and goal the particular challenge.
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Speech-Language Pathologists
Stop, diagnose and deal with speech, language, communication and swallowing issues
They may also help retrain your physique to talk and swallow after head and neck most cancers remedy.
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Oncology Registered Dietitians
Specialists in food regimen and vitamin particularly for individuals residing with most cancers.
They will:
- Advocate dietary supplements and meal plans to stop weight reduction
- Promote wholesome consuming throughout and after remedy
- Assist handle nausea and different dietary signs
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Different sorts of HCPs or different care suppliers might enable you to handle head and neck most cancers signs and remedy uncomfortable side effects:
- Psychological well being professionals for anxiousness, depression or stress
- Acupuncturists for ache
- Therapeutic massage therapists for ache, nausea and different signs
This instructional useful resource was created with help from Merck.
