Molecular Determinants of Head and Neck Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Burtness, Barbara (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Golemis, Erica A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2018.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Series: Current Cancer Research,
• Subjects: Cancer research.; Oncology .; Proteins .; Cancer Research.; Oncology.; Protein Science.

Squamous cell cancers of the head and neck (SCCHN), also known as head and neck cancers (HNC) encompass malignancies of the oral cavity, larynx, nasopharynx and pharynx, and are diagnosed in over 500,000 patients worldwide each year, accounting for 5% of all malignancies. It is estimated that approx...