Head and Neck Cancer Rotation

Residents participate part time for a month on the Head and Neck Oncology team of the Massachusetts General Hospital, which consists of an ENT specialist, a medical oncologist, and a radiation oncologist. The team sees newly diagnosed patients, follow up patients and patients actively undergoing cancer treatment.

OBJECTIVES:

  • To learn the multi-disciplinary nature of H+N cancer management
  • To learn the basic approach to medical workup, diagnosis, staging, and treatment planning of H+N Ca
  • To gain exposure to the medical and oral complications of H+N Ca therapy and their management
  • To learn to be part of the multi-disciplinary team in evaluating patients, educating patients on the oral complications of H+N Ca therapy, and advising patients on dental management pre- and post- therapy and during therapy.