HEAD AND NECK OLD

Background: Widespread antibiotic usage has led to an increase in antibiotic resistant bacteria and an increase in allergies to antibiotics. Penicillin antibiotics have been the gold standard for head and neck surgical prophylaxis, but unfortunately, more and more patients have developed allergies to this antibiotic. Currently, surgical antibiotic prophylaxis for head and neck cancer patients [...]

Background: It can be difficult for head and neck cancer patients and their families to fully understand the impact that cancer procedures and treatments can have on a cancer patient’s life. Procedures used to treat head and neck cancer may result in significant changes to the patients’ physical appearance and/or functional abilities (talking, eating, and [...]