Slide 1:
A Staff Strategy to Care
Learn the way multidisciplinary care groups can strengthen your head and neck cancer therapy.
Slide 2:
Multidisciplinary groups are made up of healthcare suppliers (HCPs) from completely different fields and specialties.
Having HCPs with various backgrounds can guarantee your therapy plan is concentrated in your particular person wants and well being.
Your multidisciplinary head and neck most cancers staff would possibly embrace:
Slide 3:
Otolaryngologists (aka ENTs)
Head and neck surgeons who concentrate on circumstances affecting:
- Ears
- Higher respiratory system
- Higher gastrointestinal system
- Different components of the pinnacle and neck
Slide 4:
Surgical, Radiation and Medical Oncologists
Oncologists are medical doctors who concentrate on most cancers.
Surgical oncologists surgically take away tumors and surrounding tissue.
Radiation oncologists use radiation remedy to shrink tumors and kill most cancers cells.
Medical oncologists use remedies like chemotherapy, hormone therapy and immunotherapy to combat most cancers.
Slide 5:
Oncology Medical Nurse Specialists
Nurses who concentrate on most cancers and should assist with:
- Assessing bodily and emotional well being
- Educating sufferers and households about therapy
- Coordinating care between specialists
- Offering direct affected person care
- Managing and treating signs
- Supportive care together with consolation, pain management and serving to you keep in your care plan
Slide 6:
Pathologists
Docs who examine illnesses utilizing:
- Tissue
- Blood
- Urine
- Different bodily fluids
They use lab assessments to assist diagnose circumstances and advocate therapy choices.
Slide 7:
Radiologists
Docs who diagnose and deal with circumstances utilizing medical imaging and procedures like:
- X-rays
- Computed tomography (CT)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Nuclear drugs (utilizing radioactive materials to see and deal with sure circumstances)
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- Ultrasound
Interventional radiologists use imaging to information instruments into the physique and goal the particular concern.
Slide 8:
Speech-Language Pathologists
Forestall, diagnose and deal with speech, language, communication and swallowing problems
They may help retrain your physique to talk and swallow after head and neck most cancers therapy.
Slide 9:
Oncology Registered Dietitians
Specialists in weight-reduction plan and vitamin particularly for individuals dwelling with most cancers.
They will:
- Suggest dietary supplements and meal plans to stop weight reduction
- Promote wholesome consuming throughout and after therapy
- Assist handle nausea and different dietary signs
Slide 10:
Different sorts of HCPs or different care suppliers could enable you handle head and neck most cancers signs and therapy unintended effects:
- Psychological well being professionals for anxiousness, depression or stress
- Acupuncturists for ache
- Therapeutic massage therapists for ache, nausea and different signs
This instructional useful resource was created with assist from Merck.
