Continuing Education Feature Article

Recent Advances in the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer: A Patient Care Perspective

OBJECTIVES

After reading this article, the reader will be able to:

• List three factors for head and neck cancer and identify the two most important factors.
• Identify two goals of treatment for head and neck cancer and compare and contrast standard therapy for early and advanced head and neck tumors.
• Describe recent advances in treatment for head and neck cancer, including improvements in surgery and radiation therapy and the use of chemotherapy.
• Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of standard therapy, induction chemotherapy, and concurrent chemotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer.
• Name an investigational therapy for head and neck cancer and explain its mechanism of action.

INSTRUCTIONS

Please time yourself as you complete this CE offering and record it on the Answer Sheet/Registration Form. Just follow these steps:

1. Read this article.

2. Take the test.

3. Complete the application portion of the Answer Sheet/Registration Form.

4. Complete the Evaluation Section.

5. SUBMIT the Answer Sheet / Registration Form along with your credit card information for payment ($10 US Funds).

You will be notified of your test results within 4-6 weeks of receipt of your Answer Sheet/Registration Form and payment. The passing score for this CE Feature Article is 70%. SOHN will send you a CE certificate indicating the number of CE contact hours you have earned. One contact hour will be awarded upon successful completion of this CE Feature. SOHN is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.