Dr. Tony Wang - Part 4: Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer
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Channel: Columbia University Department of Surgery · 2014 · Science & Technology
Doctor Tony Wang, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Columbia University Medical Center Head and Neck Cancers are treated with one of three types of treatment, Radiation Therapy, Surgery, and Chemotherapy. How Does Genetic History Effect Patient Outcomes? Genetics is something that's currently under a lot of investigation, a lot of cancer treatments are now tailored based on a patient's particular genetic profile. I think head and neck cancer is something we're still investigating, but nothing has come out that will define how patients will do as a result of their genetic profile. How Can Columbia's Multidisciplinary Approach Help Patients? At Columbia every head and neck cancer patient is presented at a multidisciplinary tumor board where every case is presented with a head and neck surgeon, a medical oncologist, a radiation oncologist, a pathologist, radiologist, and speech pathologist, and we discuss how best to treat these patients on a case by case basis.
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