Authors: V. Spurný; Z. Mechl; R. Červená Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení klinické a radiační onkologie, Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně, přednosta prim. MUDr. V. Spurný, CSc. Univerzitní onkologické centrum, Brno Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2002; (9): 541-545 Category:
The development of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in recent years influenced in a significantway standard treatment of tumours of the head and neck. It is characterized by positive resultswhich were achieved by including new cytostatics in the treatment of relapsing and metastaticdisease, by advances of chemotherapy and promising results of non-adjuvant administration ofantitumours cytostatics. Chemotherapy holds nowadays a firm place in therapeutic proceduresof tumours of the head and neck. It is recommended that all patients should be treated accordingto the given protocols and the results of treatment should be regularly evaluated.
Key words: chemotherapy - chemoradiotherapy - head and neck tumours.
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