Hypopharyngeal Cancer
Head and Neck Program
Treatment Options for Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Cancer
Treatment of recurrenthypopharyngealcancer may include the
following:
- Surgery.
- Radiation
therapy.
- Chemotherapy.
- A clinical trial of
chemotherapy.
This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in
clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied.
Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the
NCI Web site.
Follow-up to check for recurrence should include careful head and neck exams once a month in the first year after treatment ends, every 2 months in the second year, every 3 months in the third year, and every 6 months thereafter.