Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 3-11 , March 2009

Is photodynamic therapy a good alternative to surgery and radiotherapy in the treatment of head and neck cancer?

  • Heike J. Nyst

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • I. Bing Tan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Fiona A. Stewart

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Alfons J.M. Balm, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2009.03.002

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 3-11 , March 2009

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