Head and neck cancer is the seventh leading cancer diagnosis worldwide. One of the most common cancers in the head and neck region is laryngeal cancer. In past years, the incidence of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma has risen by 23%, and despite progress in treatment modalities, the survival rate has not changed.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFParapharyngeal abscess as a cervical complication of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma is extremely rare. We present the case of a patient with chronic otitis media and cholesteatoma who developed a parapharyngeal abscess following a blunt head trauma. A 65-year-old man with a history of recurrent right purulent otorrhea presented with symptoms of profuse purulent otorrhea, headache, hoarseness, and difficulty swallowing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is one of the most common types of cancer in the upper respiratory tract. It is well-known that it has a high mortality rate and poor prognosis in advanced stages. There are well-known risk factors for LSCC, though new specific and prognostic blood-based markers for LSCC development and prognosis are essential.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Teachers form a large and essential workforce globally. Their wellbeing impacts personal health-related outcomes with flow on effects for the health, and wellbeing of their students. However, food and nutrition (FN) interventions that include teachers, typically neglect the impact of personal FN factors on a teachers' ability to achieve optimal nutrition-related health and wellbeing, and successfully fulfil their professional FN roles as health promoters, gate keepers, educators', and role models.
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