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Head and Neck Cancer

Eighty-five percent of all head and neck cancers are linked to tobacco use.  Although the patient featured in this segment is not a smoker, his diagnosis was stage four tongue cancer. He opted for organ preservation measures which are a combination of chemo and radiation therapy, and he wanted to be part of a clinical trial.

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Dr. Pierre Lavertu