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Head and Neck Cancer Types
Hypopharyngeal Cancer
Laryngeal Cancer (Voice Box Cancer)
Mouth Cancer (Oral Cancer, Tongue, Gum, Jaw)
Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Nose Cancer (Nasal, Sinus Cancer)
Oropharyngeal Cancer (Tonsil Cancer)
Salivary Gland Cancer
Skin Cancer (Face, Nose and Lip)
Throat Cancers
Thyroid Cancer
Unknown Primary Cancer
Diagnosis
What is head and neck cancer?
Screening
Signs and symptoms
How is head and neck cancer diagnosed?
Understanding your diagnosis
Staging and grading
Understanding prognosis
What does 'incurable cancer' mean?
The cancer care team
Questions to ask
Treatment
Emerging Therapies
Immunotherapy
Hypopharyngeal cancer
Treatment options
Questions to ask your doctor
Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
Laryngeal Cancer (Voice Box Cancer)
Treatment options
Questions to ask your doctor
Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
Nose Cancer (Nasal, Sinus Cancer)
Treatment options
Questions to ask
Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
Nasopharyngeal cancer
Treatment options
Questions to ask
Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
Mouth Cancer (Oral Cancer, Tongue, Gum, Jaw)
Treatment
Questions to ask
Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
Oropharyngeal Cancer (Tonsil Cancer)
Treatment options
Questions to ask
What is oropharyngeal cancer
Surgery
Radiation therapy
Chemotherapy
Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
Salivary gland cancer
Treatment options
Questions to ask
What is salivary gland cancer
Surgery
Radiation therapy
Chemotherapy
Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
Skin Cancer (Face, Nose and Lip)
Treatment options
Questions to ask
What is skin cancer
Surgery
Radiation therapy
Chemotherapy
Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
Thyroid cancer
Treatment options
Questions to ask
Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
Unknown primary cancer
Treatment options
Questions to ask
What is unknown primary cancer
Surgery
Radiation therapy
Chemotherapy
Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
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Changes in appearance
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Recipe Books
Soup for the Soul Cooking Workshop
Emotional wellbeing
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Laryngectomy
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Speech, voice and swallowing
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Tracheostomy
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Head and Neck Cancer Australia aims to support healthcare professionals working in the field of Head and Neck Cancer.
The Head and Neck Cancer Australia website includes a comprehensive library of information sheets, animations, videos and podcasts developed and regularly updated by leading head and neck cancer clinicians across Australia and New Zealand with the input of patients and carers.
The information on the website reflects the cancer care journey from diagnosis, treatment to life after cancer to ensure patients and carers can find the information they need when they need it the most.
Encouraging people with head and neck cancer to use this website
People with Head and Neck Cancer have a range of important and unique needs and it is vital they have access to accurate and update to date information and support.
The information on this website is supported by patient and carer videos, animations, podcasts and images. People can read the information online or print a copy to read at a time that suits them.
People can access the information on a range of devices (PC, smart phone or a tablet), so the information can be read wherever they are.
Using this website as part of a patient consultation
You may like to use this website as part of your consultation with patients to ensure the latest evidence based information is provided in a format that is easy to understand.
Anatomy illustrations, patient information sheets, videos and animations are available to support medical explanations, tailored to individuals with different types of head and neck cancer.
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