摘要：HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS ARE A GROUP OF PATIENTS THAT REQUIRE A CERTAINAMOUNT OF ATTENTION DUE TO THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE ILLNESS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFEAND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH FAMILY AND SOCIETY. THE MOST FREQUENT SITES AFFECTED BYMALIGNANCY ARE THE ORAL CAVITY AND THE OROPHARYNX, FOLLOWED BY THE HYPOPHARYNXAND THE LARYNX. HEAD AND NECK CANCER AFFECTS THE UPPER AERO-DIGESTIVE TRACTLEADING TO IMPAIRED BREATHING, FEEDING AND SPEAKING. TAILORED ONCOLOGY THERAPYALONG WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING, NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT THERAPY NEED TO BEDECISIVE MEDICAL OPTIONS THAT A CANCER PATIENT SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO.
