Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Oncology
Manuscript ID	15745
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Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Optimal management of the elderly patient with head and neck cancer: Issues regarding surgery, irradiation and chemotherapy
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Giannis Mountzios
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Corresponding Author	Giannis Mountzios, MD, MSc, PhD, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Department of Medical Oncology, 251 Airforce General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou 3 Str, 115 25 Athens, Greece. gmountzios@gmail.com
Key Words	Elderly patients; Head and neck cancer; Radiotherapy; Surgery; Chemotherapy; Molecular targeted agents
Core Tip	Elderly patients with head and neck cancer represent an increasing but frail patient group that require the implementation of multidisciplinary therapeutic approaches. Organ-sparing modern surgical techniques, sophisticated radiotherapy and novel chemotherapeutic and molecular targeted drug combinations enable delivery of optimal treatment in an effort to minimize toxicity without compromising efficacy.
Publish Date	2015-02-04 11:59
Citation	Mountzios G. Optimal management of the elderly patient with head and neck cancer: Issues regarding surgery, irradiation and chemotherapy. World J Clin Oncol 2015; 6(1): 7-15
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v6/i1/7.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v6.i1.7

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