SAGE Reference - The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders

Entry
Reader's guide
Entries A-Z
Subject index

Cancer of the Head and Neck

By: Tim Bressmann
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders
Edited by: Jack S. Damico & Martin J. Ball
Subject:Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN), Speech / Language Therapy, Communication Studies (general)
Keywords:head and neck cancer

The term head and neck cancer is commonly used to specifically denote tumors arising from the mucosal lining of the vocal tract—namely, squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity, nose, nasopharynx, pharynx, and larynx. The term also encompasses the carcinomas of the salivary glands, such as adenoid cystic carcinomas or pleomorphic adenomas. However, tumors of the nervous system, skin, eye, or thyroid are not included in the category of head and neck cancer. This entry discusses the characteristics, assessment, and treatment of head and neck cancer.

Characteristics and Assessment of Head and Neck Cancer

The incidence and clinical course of head and neck cancer is affected by geographic and sociodemographic factors. Globally, cancer of the head and neck is among the top 10 most frequent cancers in ...

Tools
Tools icon close
- Add to list Added to list Added
- Download PDFopens in new window
- Cite
  
  Cite icon close
  
  Format APA
  
  Bressmann, T. (2019). Cancer of the head and neck. In J. Damico, & M. Ball (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of human communication sciences and disorders (Vol. 1, pp. 312-313). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483380810.n103
  
  Bressmann, Tim. "Cancer of the Head and Neck." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders, edited by Damico, Jack S., and Martin J. Ball, 312-13. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483380810.n103.
  
  Bressmann, T. 2019. Cancer of the Head and Neck. In: Jack S. Damico and Martin J. Ball Editors, 2019. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 312-313 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483380810.n103> [Accessed 13 Jun 2021].
  
  Bressmann, Tim. "Cancer of the Head and Neck." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. Edited by Jack S. Damico and Martin J. Ball. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019, pp. 312-13. SAGE Knowledge. 13 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483380810.n103.
  copy to clipboard
  or
  
  Export to your reference manager Endnote
  
  Export
  
  Cancel
- Share
  
  Share icon close
  
  Share via
  
  Email
  
  Please log in from an authenticated institution or log into your member profile to access the email feature.
  
  Sign in/register
- Text size
  
  Text Size close
  
  small
  
  Medium
  
  Large
  
  Cancel
- Get link
  
  Get link icon close
  
  Link to this page directly with a permalink: https://sk.sagepub.com/Reference/the-sage-encyclopedia-of-human-communication-sciences-and-disorders/i5081.xml
  
  Copy to clipboard
  
  Cancel
On this page
On this page icon close
On this page

Data resources

Document resources

Video resources

Sign in to access this content

Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL

Watch videos from a variety of sources bringing classroom topics to life
Read modern, diverse business cases
Explore hundreds of books and reference titles

Cancer of the Head and Neck

Characteristics and Assessment of Head and Neck Cancer

Sign in to access this content

Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL

Read next

More like this

SAGE Recommends