Salivary Gland Transfer for Head & Neck Cancer Patients

Name: Salivary Gland Transfer for Head & Neck Cancer Patients
Uploaded: 2018-05-23T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Discover the surprising way a simple surgery can vastly improve quality of life for head and neck cancer patients after radiation treatment. How? By moving the submandibular gland out of the way of the most intense radiation to prevent xerostomia.

Discover the surprising way a simple surgery can vastly improve quality of life for head and neck cancer patients after radiation treatment. How? By moving the submandibular gland out of the way of the most intense radiation to prevent xerostomia.

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May 23, 2018

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