Head and Neck Cancer

After obtaining his degree in Radio-Oncology at the University of Liege, Belgium, Jacques Bernier completed his training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, and the Curie Institute, Paris. In 2006 he joined the Swiss Genolier Medical Network, where since then he has been chairing the Radio-Oncology Department. Throughout most of his career, Jacques Bernier has been heavily involved with translational and clinical research. From 2000 to 2006 Jacques Bernier was Chairman of the Head and Neck Group of the EORTC. He currently serves as an Editorial Board member of various international peer-reviewed journals, including “Journal of Clinical Oncology”. He is an Associate Editor of “Annals of Oncology” (since 2010), and “Oral Oncology” (since January 2011). A Course Director at the European School of Oncology since 1990, Jacques Bernier is also the Chairman of the International Conference on Translational Research in Radio-Oncology - ICTR, organized every three years in Switzerland. He serves as a regular member of advisory boards for many pharmaceutical companies. He is President of the Foundation for the Advancement of Radiation Oncology – FARO, in Geneva, member of the Executive Board of Euro-Asian Society of Mastology - EURAMA, Board of Trustees of “Science for Peace” and Scientific Committee of the “Umberto Veronesi Foundation” in Milan.

Table of ContentsHead and Neck Cancer: Multimodality Management, 2nd Edition
Editors: Jacques Bernier
Ch. 1: Epidemiology and Aetiology of Head and Neck CancersNewell W. JohnsonHemantha K. Amarasinghe
Ch. 2: Head and Neck Cancer PreventionFausto ChiesaAngelo OstuniRoberto GrigolatoLuca CalabreseMohssen Ansarin
Ch. 3: Cellular and Molecular Pathology of Head and Neck TumorsAdel K. El-Naggar
Ch. 4: Oncogenomics/Proteomics of Head and Neck CancersJason I. KassHoward S. MoskowitzJennifer R. Grandis
Ch. 5: Genetics and Epigenetics of Head and Neck CancerJagtar DhandaRichard J. Shaw
Ch. 6: Immunology of Head and Neck CancerBenjamin A. KansySteve C. LeeRobert L. Ferris
Ch. 7: Biomarkers in Head and Neck CancerHyunseok KangChristine H. ChungArlene A. Forastiere
Ch. 8: HPV and EBV in Head and Neck CancerJeffrey BrumbaughRobert L. FerrisShen Hu
Ch. 9: Head and Neck Cancer Staging and Prognosis: Perspectives of the UICC and the AJCCBrian O'SullivanJatin P. ShahWilliam M. Lydiatt
Ch. 10: Preclinical Models of Head and Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaC.L. ZuurA.J.C. DohmenMichiel W. van den BrekelXiao-Jing WangStephen Malkoski
Ch. 11: Translational Research in Head and Neck OncologyDavid S. YooDavid M. Brizel
Ch. 12: Hypoxia in Head and Neck Cancers: Clinical Relevance and TreatmentYungan TaoJean Bourhis
Ch. 13: Imaging of Head and Neck CancersTaha S. MerajSuyash MohanGaurang V. Shah
Ch. 14: Ultrasound Investigations in Head & Neck Cancer PatientsYolanda Y.P. LeeKa Tak WongKunwar Suryaveer Singh BhatiaAnil Tejbhan Ahuja
Ch. 15: Sentinel Node BiopsyOliver J. SmithLee W.T. AlkureishiGary L. Ross
Ch. 16: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck CancerMarsha ReyngoldEdward J. ShinNancy Lee
Ch. 17: Stereotactic Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer PatientsThomas LeroyEric Lartigau
Ch. 18: Proton Beam Therapy for Head and Neck CancerDanielle N. MargalitJudy A. AdamsHanne M. KooyAnnie W. ChanCh. 20: Molecular Targeted Therapies in Head and Neck CancerZachary S. MorrisAnne M. TraynorPaul M. Harari
Ch. 21: Laser Endoscopic TreatmentPierre MoreauPierre Demez
Ch. 22: Transoral robotic surgery in head and neck cancerSylvain Morinière 
Ch. 23: Multidisciplinary Management of Skull Base and Superstructure TumorsGiulio CantùCarlo L. SoleroStefano RiccioSarah ColomboMadia Pompilio
Ch. 24: Multidisciplinary management of oral cavity and maxillary sinus cancersAlexander D. Rapidis
Ch. 25: Oral OncologyRuth Aponte WessonTheresa M. HofstedeRichard C. CardosoPattii MontgomeryAlexander M. WonJack W. MartinMark S. Chambers
Ch. 26: Management of Nasopharyngeal CarcinomaWai Tong NgRoger K.C. NganSiu Hong ChanHenry SzeJimmy Y.W. ChanAnne W.M. Lee
Ch. 27: Multidisciplinary management of oropharynx carcinomasBeth M. BeadleDavid I. Rosenthal
Ch. 28: Multidisciplinary Management of Hypopharyngeal CarcinomaMarc HamoirJean-Pascal MachielsSandra SchmitzVincent Gregoire
Ch. 29: Cancers of the Larynx: Tis, T1, T2 Evaluation and ManagementCarol M. LewisSteven B. ChinnChris HolsingerRandal S. Weber
Ch. 30: Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Treatment of Laryngeal CancersNabil F. SabaJ. Trad WadsworthJonathan J. BeitlerFadlo R. Khuri
Ch. 31: Programs of Organ and Function PreservationJean Louis Lefebvre
Ch. 32: Principles and New Approaches in Surgical ReconstructionAndreas DietzMilos FischerChristina MagillBruce H. Haughey
Ch. 33: Multidisciplinary treatment of the neckRemco de BreeJohannes A. LangendijkC.R. Leemans
Ch. 34: Postoperative Management of High-Risk Resectable Head and Neck CancerAssuntina G. SaccoEzra E. Cohen
Ch. 35: Multidisciplinary Approach of Unresectable Head and Neck CancerRicardo HittAna Lopez-MartinJuan J. CruzRobert I. Haddad
Ch. 36: Management of Salivary Gland CancerLaura D. LocatiMarco GuzzoEster OrlandiLisa Licitra
Ch. 37: Primary Mucosal Melanomas of the Head and NeckJuliette ThariatAnne-Catherine BaglinPierre Yves MarcyCaroline EvenAntoine Moya-PlanaYusuke DemizuAdam S. GardenMarco KrengliMichael A. Postow
Ch. 38: Head & Neck Cutaneous MelanomaMina N. LeMichael A. PostowSnehal G. Patel
Ch. 39: Cervical Lymph Node Metastases Of Squamous Cell Carcinoma From An Unknown Primary SiteNicholas PavlidisGeorgios Plataniotis
Ch. 40: The Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid CancerNasheed M. HossainColleen VeloskiRanee Mehra
Ch. 41: Head and Neck ParagangliomasJulian KünzelMichael HainzHeidi RossmannChristoph Matthias
Ch. 42: Systemic Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and NeckPetr SzturzJan B. Vermorken
Ch. 43: Phase I study methodology in head and neck oncologyAaron HansenChristophe Le Tourneau
Ch. 44: Treatment of the Elderly Head and Neck Cancer PatientJean-Claude HoriotMatti Aapro
Ch. 45: Normal Tissue Complications and Protection in Head and Neck Cancer PatientsAndy TrottiNikhil RaoAvraham EisbruchDavid I. Rosenthal
Ch. 46: Advances in Management of Complications for Head and Neck Cancer TherapyBarbara MurphyJie DengMark J. StavasHeidi GanzerJoel B. Epstein
Ch. 47: Rehabilitation of Heavily Treated Head and Neck Cancer PatientsKatherine A. Hutcheson
Ch. 48: Salvage Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer PatientsJohn HeaphyRod RezaeePierre Lavertu
Ch. 49: Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer PatientsJolie Ringash
Ch. 50: Psycho-oncologic aspects of head and neck cancer patientsMichel Reich
Ch. 51: Advances in Nanomedicine for Head and Neck CancerSajanlal R. PanikkanvalappilMostafa A. El-SayedIvan H. El-Sayed
Ch. 52: Head and Neck Quality Assurance 2014Thomas J. FitzGeraldMaryann Bishop-JodoinDavid S. FollowillJames M. GalvinMichael V. KnoppJeff M. MichalskiMark RosenJonathan M. GlanzmanPaul RavaAllison SacherDavid J. GoffAlec VaeziKenneth Ulin

"This exceptional, up-to-date resource on the basic and clinical science of head and neck cancer synthesizes a vast amount of information in a single, comprehensive resource. ... Specialists ... as well as trainees in these fields, will find this an outstanding resource. ... an extraordinary guide to this field. Those looking for a comprehensive resource on head and neck cancer will not find a better one. ... it will soon become the definitive book on head and neck cancer." (John David Cramer, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2017)