What is it? Cancer located anywhere in/near the mouth, nose, lymph nodes, throat and such is all characterized as head and neck cancer.  Most head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). SCC is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells arising from the squamous cells in the epidermis, the skin’s outermost layer. SCC is the second most common form of skin cancer. (Head and Neck Cancer Locations) Image by NIH National Cancer Institute {https://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/head-neck-fact-sheet#q1}

Hello everyone and welcome back to RadTec Medical Devices. Today, we will be discussing our third (and last) part coverage on the three main treatment options for cancer. For today’s topic, we will be going over chemotherapy. If you would like to learn more about the two other treatment options, radiation and surgical therapy, links will be provided below. Chemotherapy uses drugs and medicines to stop the growth of cancer cells. The drugs target the

Hello everyone and welcome back to RadTec Medical Devices. For those of you just tuning in, this is the second (of three) part coverage of available options for cancer therapy. Today, we will be discussing the surgical treatment option for cancer. If you missed part one, follow this link: https://radtecmedicaldevices.com/treatments-part-one-radiation-therapy/. Surgical therapy uses operating procedures in order to remove tumors and any damaged tissue around the area. While being the oldest treatment, surgery is one

Hello everyone and welcome back to RadTec Medical Devices. Today, we wanted to discuss the first (of three) main treatment options that are available to cancer patients. Keep in mind that while these three treatments are the most common, there are even more alternative methods being used today and others still being discovered. Over the course of the next couple weeks, we will be providing general yet informative information that’ll help you understand what you

Happy New Year! The 2018 New Year’s resolution for the RadTec team is to find new and better ways to improve the lives of not only our patients but of all of those around us as well. Unfortunately, because of the tragedy that is cancer, millions of people will struggle with their health this year. And their struggles will affect the lives of so many around them; from family and loved ones, to co-workers, friends,