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A Group Strategy to Care
Learn how multidisciplinary care groups can strengthen your head and neck most cancers 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 targeted in your particular person wants and well being.
Your multidisciplinary head and neck most cancers group may embrace:
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Otolaryngologists (aka ENTs)
Head and neck surgeons who concentrate on situations 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 medical doctors 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 remedy and immunotherapy to battle most cancers.
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Oncology Medical Nurse Specialists
Nurses who concentrate on most cancers and should 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, ache administration and serving to you keep in your care plan
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Pathologists
Docs who examine ailments utilizing:
- Tissue
- Blood
- Urine
- Different bodily fluids
They use lab checks to assist diagnose situations and suggest remedy choices.
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Radiologists
Docs who diagnose and deal with situations utilizing medical imaging and procedures like:
- X-rays
- Computed tomography (CT)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Nuclear medication (utilizing radioactive materials to see and deal with sure situations)
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- Ultrasound
Interventional radiologists use imaging to information instruments into the physique and goal the particular problem.
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Speech-Language Pathologists
Stop, diagnose and deal with speech, language, communication and swallowing problems
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 weight loss program and diet particularly for individuals residing with most cancers.
They’ll:
- Suggest 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 varieties of HCPs or various care suppliers might allow you to handle head and neck most cancers signs and remedy uncomfortable side effects:
- Psychological well being professionals for anxiousness, despair or stress
- Acupuncturists for ache
- Therapeutic massage therapists for ache, nausea and different signs
This instructional useful resource was created with assist from Merck.
