Study Offers Preliminary Evidence That Limiting Radiation to Major Salivary Glands in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Is Feasible and Safe
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)Avoiding the contralateral submandibular gland during radiation therapy is feasible and safe with advanced stage, node positive head and neck cancers and base of tongue lesions, according to research presented today at the 2014 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium.