Immunotherapy for head and neck cancer: A brief overview
Cancers of the head and neck are oftentimes more curable and receptive to treatments compared to other types of cancer in different parts of the body. However, the efficiency of treatment may still rely on how early cancer has been detected. Each cancer treatment has a primary goal of killing the cancer cells, but they also may affect the healthy cells and organs nearest to their targets, so doctors are carefully considering the treatments they would give to their patients. One of the treatments used by well-known oncologists is immunotherapy for head and neck cancer. Let us discuss the different head and neck cancers, treatment options used to fight these cancers, what immunotherapy is, and the pros and cons of immunotherapy for head and neck cancer.
