Causal factors of head and neck tumors and treatment of head and neck tumors?

The etiology of head and neck tumors is closely related to the living environment and individual’s dietary habits and hobbies. For example, the incidence of thyroid tumors is higher in coastal and inland iodine-deficient areas, which may be related to the iodine content in the diet. In addition, thyroid tumors are mostly found in female patients, and some studies show that it is related to female hormones; the occurrence of laryngeal tumors is related to smoking and air pollution; and the onset of oral tumors is related to poor diet and oral hygiene. Therefore, some tumors can be prevented by changing bad hobbies and eating habits. What is the treatment of head and neck tumors? There are many kinds of head and neck tumors and different treatment methods, which involve multidisciplinary medical fields such as head and neck tumor surgery, medical oncology, radiation therapy, nutrition and language therapy, social work, nursing and rehabilitation at the same time. Some parts of tumors require multidisciplinary and collaborative treatment in order to effectively improve the treatment effect. However, in general, most tumors are still mainly treated by surgery. With the development of tumor treatment, the following characteristics of head and neck tumor treatment have emerged in recent years: 1.On the premise of not affecting the complete radical treatment, most of them are based on function preserving surgery; 2.For locally advanced tumors which were considered impossible to be resected in the past, due to the use of radical resection combined with immediate repair of tissue defects, it not only completely removes the tumor and expands the indications for surgical treatment, but also improves the survival of patients; 3.In order to further improve the quality of patients, the treatment of head and neck tumors can be carried out in the following ways In order to further improve the long-term efficacy of some tumors, integrated treatments of surgery, radiation, internal medicine and biological therapy are mostly adopted.