Hypopharyngeal cancer secondary prevention

Secondary prevention measures of hypopharyngeal cancer include routine physical examination of head and neck and thyroid Screening are recommended among the patients who had received radiation therapy to the head and neck regions.

Patients treated for hypopharyngeal carcinoma should follow-up with the following:^[1]

• Thyroid function test to rule out hypothyroidism in patients who were exposed to a high beam of radiation therapy.
• Head and neck examination after the treatment in the following orders:
  • Every month for the first year.
  • Every two months for the second year.
  • Every three months for the third year.