TNM Staging of Head & Neck Cancer and Neck Dissection Classification: 5th Edition
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head and neck, TNM cancer staging, staging, AJCC cancer staging manual, eBook
Staging is the language essential to the proper and successful management of head and neck cancer patients. It is the core of diagnosis, treatment planning, application of therapeutics from multiple disciplines, recovery, follow-up, and scientific investigation. Staging must be consistent, efficient, accurate, and reproducible. The head and neck cancer caregiver can never be too fluent in this mode of communication as we educate patients and navigate them toward cure. The simple clarification that Stage IV disease is not synonymous with a “death sentence” has a powerful impact for patients and their families. With this imperative, the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation and the American Head and Neck Society present the fifth edition of the Quick Reference Guide to TNM Staging of Head and Neck Cancer and Neck Dissection Classification.