Head and Neck Cancer

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
HNC
Pronunciation
/hɛd ənd nɛk ˈkænsər/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Cancer

Examples in Context

  1. It is currently approved for the treatment of head and neck cancer, as well as colon cancer.
  2. Objective To study the influence on xerostomia of radiotherapy in treatment of head and neck cancer.
  3. A new study offers the most solid evidence to date that radiation from CT scans increases children's risk of developing leukemia and head and neck cancer.
  4. A newer treatment for some patients with head and neck cancer is transoral laser surgery.
  5. The clinical application value of PET and PET / CT in head and neck cancer

Other meanings of HNC