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Sexual Consequences of Head and Neck Cancer

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Head and neck cancer contains oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal cancer. In the Western world, they represent 3 % of adult cancers with a 5-year survival rate in the 45–70 % range. About two-thirds of these cancers happen in males (because of the strong connection to alcohol and smoking).

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  1. Faculty of Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, UK

    Kate Jones

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  1. Department of Urology, Amstelland Hospital, Amstelveen, The Netherlands

    Yacov Reisman

  2. Hilversum, The Netherlands

    Woet L. Gianotten

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Jones, K. (2017). Sexual Consequences of Head and Neck Cancer. In: Reisman, Y., Gianotten, W. (eds) Cancer, Intimacy and Sexuality. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43193-2_23

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