Surgical Treatment Approach

Surgery aims at removing the cancer completely from the affected part. Types of surgery for head and neck cancer include:

• Excision
• Laser Technology,
• Lymph Node Dissection.
• Reconstructive (Plastic) Surgery.

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer

The use of minimally invasive surgical techniques allows the removal of tumors that are located near sensory and physical structures.The latest minimally invasive technique has several important benefits for the patients. It involves the use of short, narrow tubes which are inserted through small incisions, allowing patients to have a faster recovery.
Endoscopic Laser Surgery, Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy (MIVAT), Robotic Surgery are the types of latest minimally invasive procedure’s for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment

• Faster and simpler procedure.
• Reduced post-operative complications
• Faster recovery
• Less pain and scarring

Radiation Therapy –

Primary cancer can be easily treated with the help of radiation therapy. India’s leading cancer hospitals now have some of the world’s most advanced radiation equipment like Novelis, Linac, Gamma Knife and Cyberknife for treatments.

Radiation therapy reduces the size of the tumour prior to surgery or to obviate the symptoms of cancer, such as pain, bleeding or blockage. The two types of radiation therapy used are:

• IMRT – This intensity modulated radiation therapy is used to treat specific areas inside the tumour which are targeted by this computer-controlled X-ray accelerators that deliver precise radiation doses.
• EBT – In external beam therapy, high-energy beam X-rays are delivered at the location of the tumour. The rays have the ability to destroy cancer cells while sparing nearby healthy tissues

Photodynamic Therapy –

A combination of laser light of a specific wavelength and a light-sensitive drug is used to destroy cancer cells in this treatment. The drug is injected into the vein, causing it to circulate in the bloodstream. Cells then take up the drug as they get nutrients from the blood. Cancer cells tend to absorb more quantity of the drug than healthy cells. When a laser is shone onto the cancer, the drug is triggered to react with oxygen, which then destroys the cancer cells