Zhang C P
Department of Oral Maxillofacial and Head and Neck Oncology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China.
Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2017 Aug 9;52(8):465-469. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2017.08.003.
The advance of clinical diagnosis and treatment in oral and maxillofacial-head and neck tumors has been through the process of specialization and multidisciplinary cooperation. In most cases, a single discipline cannot meet the requirements of diagnosis and treatment, which needs the cooperation of oral and maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology and oncology approach and therapeutic method such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Holistic integrative medicine aims at integrating the most effective clinical practice experience and patients' individual situation and prognosis, establishing new medical mode conforming to the modern concept and fulfilling the medical system adapting to the specific characteristics of the diseases.