Featured Stories
Wendy: Head and Neck Cancer Survivor
When Wendy's dentist recommended that she have a biopsy done on a growth spotted at the base of her tongue, she didn’t think anything of it.
Streamlining Skull Base Surgeries
Smilow Cancer Hospital’s Skull Base Surgery Program is designed to make complicated treatments more smooth and effective.
Sharon: Head and Neck Cancer Survivor
Sharon’s difficulties breathing and swallowing brought her to see her ear, nose, and throat doctor in Waterbury. When an ultrasound found a cancerous growth on her voicebox (larynx), she was referred to Smilow Cancer Hospital.
Eric: Head and Neck Cancer Survivor
Classified as a cancer of the head and neck, squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is not an uncommon diagnosis, but is usually found in older adults with a long history of tobacco and alcohol use. Eric, a junior in high school at the time, did not fit the criteria.
Alberto: Head and Neck Cancer Survivor
Alberto’s recovery has not been an easy one. Complications from his surgery brought him back for several more hospital visits, but his spirits have remained high.
A New Pathway for Patients
A multidisciplinary team of nurses, nurse practitioners, surgeons, coordinators, and administrators designed a new clinical care pathway for patients recovering from free flap surgery.
Debbi: Head and Neck Cancer Survivor
Debbi was diagnosed with a parotid tumor, that 99 percent of the time are benign, but during surgery, it was discovered that hers was a malignant tumor.