Geriatric Oral Health Modules

Title:	Current Developments in the Treatment of Oral Head & Neck Cancer
Author(s):	M. Rita I. Young, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine and Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of South Carolina, Associate Chief of Staff for Research, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center, Charleston, SC
Abstract:	This module presents information on immune therapy topics including the feasibility of immune therapy for oral head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (hnscc), obstacles to attain protective immune reactivity and ways to overcome these obstacles. It offers theories on the applicability of information gained from other solid malignancies or cancers to hnscc.
Content Level:	Advanced
Est. Hours of Completion:	1 hour
Prerequisite:	None