Ten Years of Progress in Head and Neck Cancers

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) is a heterogenous disease characterized by complex clinical and pathologic presentations constituting approximately 90% of all head and neck cancers.The past decade has seen important advances in our understanding of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management of HNSCC.It is a disease increasingly managed by a multidisciplinary team of providers, as reflected in the updates of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Head and Neck Cancers (to view the most recent version of these guidelines, visit NCCN.org).