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April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month
The American Cancer Society estimates that in the United States, approximately 3-5 percent of all cancers will be in the head and neck region. In 2025, an estimated 59,660 Americans will develop head and neck cancers. Treatment options are based on where a head and neck cancer starts because each tumor site responds to treatment type in different ways. The main two forms of treatment that can cure head and neck cancers are either radiation therapy or surgery. Learn how radiation therapy is used to treat head and neck cancers.
Survivor Circle
The application for the 2025 ASTRO Survivor Circle Grant is now open and the deadline for applications is Friday, April 25, 2025. The 2025 Survivor Circle Grant recipients will be recognized at the ASTRO Annual Meeting, September 27 - October 1, 2025, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.
IMMUNOTHERAPY
Immunotherapy is a type of drug or medication that can block the signals that cancer cells use to “hide” from our immune system. Blocking these signals allows the immune system to fight cancer in a very different way than other treatments like chemotherapy or radiation therapy, which directly damage cancer cells.
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