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Photodynamic Therapy for Advanced Malignancies and Palliation

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The use of photodynamic therapy has developed to include the management of advanced head and neck malignancies as well as providing a palliative option. This minimally invasive technology was able to cause significant reduction in tumour size and control growth leading to improvement in patient’s quality of life (i.e. breathing, swallowing and speaking, etc.). This technology was also effective in controlling pain and bleeding resulting from these advanced tumours. Our evidence proved that this technology can potentially improve the survival rate by 12–24 months in a cohort that has failed all conventional interventions and unlikely to survive beyond few months.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University College London, London, UK

    Waseem Jerjes BDS,MBBS,MSc,PhD,FHEA,FAcadMed

  2. Health Education West Midlands, National Health Service, Worcestershire, UK

    Waseem Jerjes BDS,MBBS,MSc,PhD,FHEA,FAcadMed

  3. Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK

    Colin Hopper BDS,MBBS,MD,FDS,FRCS

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, The Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA

    Brian J.-F. Wong

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic, Head and Neck Surgery, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany

    Justus Ilgner

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Jerjes, W., Hopper, C. (2016). Photodynamic Therapy for Advanced Malignancies and Palliation. In: Wong, BF., Ilgner, J. (eds) Biomedical Optics in Otorhinolaryngology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1758-7_24

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