在美国,头颈部肿瘤的比例不到全部肿瘤的5%,其所致的死亡也仅占所有肿瘤所致死亡的3%以下。长期吸烟酗酒的人最容易罹患此病。年轻人群口咽癌发病率的增高与人乳头瘤病毒的暴露增加相关。但这个群体的总体预后及治疗反应也较好。90%的HNC是鳞状细胞癌,文章呼吁在诊断和治疗方面要多科协 In the United States, head and neck cancer accounts for less than 5% of all cancers and accounts for less than 3% of all cancer-related deaths. Long-term smoking and alcoholism most likely to suffer from the disease. The incidence of oropharyngeal cancer in young people is associated with an increased exposure of human papillomavirus. However, this group’s overall prognosis and treatment response is also better. About 90% of HNCs are squamous cell carcinomas and the article calls for many CASTs in diagnosis and treatment