%0 Journal Article
%T Cancer de cabe a e pesco o: causas, preven  o e tratamento Head and neck cancer: causes, prevention and treatment
%A Ana L¨ªvia Silva Galbiatti
%A Jo£¿o Armando Padovani-Junior
%A Jos¨¦ Victor Man¨ªglia
%A Cl¨¦a Dometilde Soares Rodrigues
%J Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
%D 2013
%I Associa??o Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial
%X Cancer de cabe a e pesco o ¨¦ o quinto tipo de cancer mais comum e a taxa de sobreviv¨ºncia n o tem mudado nos ¨²ltimos anos. OBJETIVO: Determinar os fatores de risco, causas, tratamento e preven  o do cancer de cabe a e pesco o. M¨¦TODO: N¨®s detalhamos os fatores de risco, causas, tratamento e preven  o da doen a por meio de pesquisa nos bancos de dados PUBMED, MEDLINE e SciELO. RESULTADOS: ¨¢lcool e fumo ainda s o os principais fatores de risco. Outros fatores podem influenciar o desenvolvimento do carcinoma de cabe a e pesco o. A op  o de tratamento principal ¨¦ terapia cir¨²rgica e sua utiliza  o seguida por radioterapia ¨¦ uma pr¨¢tica comum de tratamento em fases iniciais da doen a. Existem terapias que visam agir em componentes moleculares gen¨¦ticos espec¨ªficos para o desenvolvimento do tumor. A cessa  o do cigarro, limita  o de ingest o de ¨¢lcool, evitar a exposi  o ¨¤ fuma a do cigarro, a carcinog¨ºnicos ambientais, detec  o precoce de infec  o por HPV, manuten  o da sa¨²de bucal, bons h¨¢bitos alimentares e controle do stress podem ser medidas de preven  o da doen a. CONCLUS O: Investiga  es adicionais s o necess¨¢rias para completa compreens o do desenvolvimento do carcinoma de cabe a e pesco o e isso ir¨¢ fornecer novos caminhos e melhora na interven  o e abordagens terap¨ºuticas. Although head and neck carcinoma ranks fifth among cancer types, patient survival rates have not changed significantly over the past years. OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk factors, causes, therapies, and prevention measures for head and neck cancer. METHOD: Risk factors, causes, therapies, and preventive measures for this disease were searched on databases PUBMED, MEDLINE, and SCIELO. RESULTS: Alcohol and tobacco are still atop risk factors. Other factors may influence the development of head and neck carcinoma. Surgery is the main treatment option, and the addition of radiotherapy following surgery is frequent for patients in the early stages of the disease. Other therapies target specific genetic molecular components connected to tumor development. Disease preventive measures include smoking cessation, limiting alcohol intake, preventing exposure to tobacco smoke and environmental carcinogenic agents, early detection of infection by HPV, maintaining oral health, good eating habits, and managing stress. CONCLUSION: Additional research is needed for a more thorough understanding of the development of head and neck carcinomas and to shed light on new ways to improve therapeutic approaches and interventions.
%K causalidade
%K neoplasias de cabe a e pesco o
%K preven  o de doen as
%K tratamento prim¨¢rio
%K causality
%K disease prevention
%K head and neck neoplasms
%K primary treatment
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942013000200018