April 29, 2023

1400H - 1500H
Via Zoom

Head and Neck Empowerment

Consciousness objective - for
Week laypeople to have a
basic understanding
Head and Neck of common HEAD
Cancer AND NECK CANCERS
Awareness in their health
management.
 April 29, 2023
1400H - 1500H
Via Zoom
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Cancer AND NECK CANCERS questions and make
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Awareness in their health is on.
management.
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Talk:

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Head and Neck Empowerment PEP TALK!
Consciousness objective - for
Week laypeople to have a Pls. type in your
basic understanding feedback in the chat
Head and Neck box during the open
of common HEAD forum and before we
Cancer AND NECK CANCERS adjourn!
Awareness in their health
management. Thank you!
 LET’S NOW HAVE A
GROUP PICTURE
Head and Neck Empowerment TAKING BEFORE WE
Consciousness START PEP TALK
objective - for
PROPER IN 2
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basic understanding
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Cancer AND NECK CANCERS video!
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management.
 ROJoson PEP Talk
Head and Neck Empowerment
Consciousness objective - for I have a Patient
Week laypeople to have a Empowerment
basic understanding Program in which I
Head and Neck of common HEAD like to empower the
Cancer AND NECK CANCERS lay people or
patients to take
Awareness in their health
control in the
management. management of
their health.
I started the PEP Talk
on May 15, 2021.
There are 3 courses
in the PEP Talk.
I completed the Core
Course on October 9,
2021.
 From October 23,
2021 onwards, I have
been tackling Health
Disorder and Health
Issue Courses. This
may take 3 years or
longer depending on
our enthusiasm and
perseverance.
 My PEP TALK today is
entitled:
Head and Neck Empowerment HEAD AND NECK
Consciousness objective - for CANCER
Week laypeople to have a AWARENESS
basic understanding
Head and Neck of common HEAD In consonance with
Cancer AND NECK CANCERS DOH Health
Awareness in their health Awareness Calendar
management. - HEAD AND NECK
CONSCIOUSNESS
WEEK (APRIL)
 Contents
• When and what is the HEAD and NECK Consciousness Week in the Philippines?
Head and Neck • What is the HEAD and NECK?
Cancer • What are HEAD and NECK CANCERS?
• What are the different types of HEAD and NECK CANCERS?
Awareness • What are the more common HEAD and NECK CANCERS in the Philippines?
• What the different causes of HEAD and NECK CANCERS?
• What are realistic methods of prevention of HEAD and NECK CANCERS?
• How to recognize common HEAD and NECK CANCERS so that early consult and
treatment will be promoted?
• What are the usual diagnostic procedures for HEAD and NECK CANCERS?
• What are the usual treatment modalities of HEAD and NECK CANCERS?
• What are ROJoson’s health advice on prevention and early detection of HEAD and
NECK CANCERS on a personal level?
 Last week of April is
Head and Neck Head and Neck
Consciousness
Cancer Week.
Awareness
There is a
Presidential
Proclamation 1676
(2008) initiating this.
 This event aims to
Head and Neck increase public
awareness on the
Cancer cancers of the head
Awareness and neck region
(includes oral cavity,
nasopharynx, larynx,
thyroid) and to
promote primary
prevention, screening
or early detection
and optimal
treatment and care.
 This event aims to
Head and Neck increase public
awareness on the
Cancer cancer of the head
Awareness and neck region
(includes oral cavity,
nasopharynx, larynx,
thyroid) and to
promote primary
prevention, screening
or early detection
and optimal
treatment and care.
 This event aims to
Head and Neck increase public
awareness on the
Cancer cancer of the head
Awareness and neck region
(includes oral cavity,
nasopharynx, larynx,
thyroid) and to
promote primary
prevention, screening
or early detection
and optimal
USA treatment and care.
 What is HEAD AND NECK CANCER
Head and Neck CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK in the Philippines?
Cancer • Week to make people aware of the cancers of
Awareness the head and neck region (particularly oral
cavity, nasopharynx, larynx, thyroid) and to
promote primary prevention, screening or
early detection and optimal treatment and
care.
• Week of empowering the people on the
common Head and Neck Cancers.
 What is the Head and
Neck?
Head and Neck “Head and neck”
Cancer refers to regions in the
Awareness human body, the head
and the neck.  The
head is the upper
most region of the
human body when the
person in a standing
position.   The neck is
just below the head
and connects the head
to the chest or thorax. 
 What is the Head and
Neck?
Head and Neck On the surface, a
Cancer horizontal imaginary plane
Awareness just below the jaw can be
designated as the
boundary between the
head and the neck
regions.  So, all parts of
the human body above
this imaginary plane
belong to the head region
It must be emphasized that the boundary designation is
not uniformly contained in one plane.  It is just used as and those below, to the
an operational designation by the medical scientists. neck region.
Head and Neck
Cancer
Awareness

Within the head and neck

regions are organs and
specialized tissues.
 The key organs and specialized
tissues within the head region:
•Scalp and hair
Head and Neck •Skull
Cancer •Brain
•Facial skin and soft tissue
Awareness •Facial bones
•Eyes
•Ears
•Nose
•Mouth
•Upper throat (nasopharynx)
•Throat (oropharynx)
Within the head and neck •Upper jaw
regions are organs and •Lower jaw
specialized tissues. •Lymph nodes
•Blood vessels
•Nerves
•Muscles
 The key organs and specialized
tissues within the head region:
•Scalp and hair
Head and Neck •Skull
Cancer •Brain
•Facial skin and soft tissue
Awareness •Facial bones
•Eyes
•Ears
•Nose
•Mouth
•Upper throat (nasopharynx)
•Throat (oropharynx)
CANCERS CAN ARISE IN •Upper jaw
ANY OF THESE ORGANS •Lower jaw
AND SPECIALIZED •Lymph nodes
•Blood vessels
TISSUES. •Nerves
•Muscles
 The key organs and
specialized tissues within the
Head and Neck neck region:
•Neck skin and soft tissues
Cancer •Lymph nodes
Awareness •Thyroid gland
•Parathyroid glands
•Trachea (or windpipe)
•Lower throat (hypopharynx)
•Esophagus (neck part)
•Blood vessels
CANCERS CAN ARISE IN •Nerves
•Muscles
ANY OF THESE ORGANS
AND SPECIALIZED
TISSUES.
 The key organs and specialized
What are the different types of HEAD and NECK tissues within the head region:
•Scalp and hair
Head and Neck CANCERS? •Skull
The head and neck organs and specialized tissues
Cancer can be affected by any cancer and by different
•Brain
•Facial skin and soft tissue
Awareness types of cancers. •Facial bones
•Eyes
•Ears
TYPES: •Nose
Cancers based on LOCATION of the cancers in •Mouth
•Upper throat (nasopharynx)
terms of organs and tissues. •Throat (oropharynx)
•Upper jaw
•Lower jaw
•Lymph nodes
•Blood vessels
•Nerves
•Muscles
 The key organs and
What are the different types of HEAD and NECK specialized tissues within
Head and Neck CANCERS? the neck region:
The head and neck organs and specialized tissues •Neck skin and soft tissues
Cancer can be affected by any cancer and by different •Lymph nodes
Awareness types of cancers.
•Thyroid gland
•Parathyroid glands
•Trachea (or windpipe)
TYPES: •Lower throat
Cancers based on LOCATION of the cancers in (hypopharynx)
terms of organs and tissues. •Esophagus (neck part)
•Blood vessels
•Nerves
•Muscles
 What are the different types of HEAD and NECK Examples:
• Squamous cell
Head and Neck CANCERS?
The head and neck organs and specialized tissues carcinomas
Cancer can be affected by any cancer and by different • Basal cell
Awareness types of cancers. carcinomas
• Melanomas
TYPES: • Papillary thyroid
Cancers based on cells of origin. carcinomas
• Follicular thyroid
carcinomas
• Lymphomas
• Sarcomas
 What are the more common HEAD and NECK
Head and Neck CANCERS in the Philippines?
Cancer • Thyroid cancers
Awareness • Nasopharynx cancers
• Oral cavity cancers
• Larynx cancers

Thyroid
 What the different causes of HEAD and NECK
Head and Neck CANCERS?
• Genetic mutation – hereditary / spontaneous
Cancer • Smoking
Awareness • Alcohol
• Virus
• Radiation
Some are preventable.
(smoking / alcohol)

Some are realistically not

preventable.
 What are realistic methods of prevention of HEAD
Head and Neck and NECK CANCERS?
- Healthy lifestyle
Cancer - Hygiene
Awareness - Healthy diet
- Avoidance of smoking
- Avoidance of excessive alcohol
- Vigilance against known risk factors
 How to recognize common HEAD and NECK
Head and Neck CANCERS so that early consult and treatment will
be promoted?
Cancer
Awareness THYROID CANCERS
Alert symptoms:
• Nodule / nodules or lump / lumps on
the front and central neck
• Nodule /nodules on the side of the
neck – lymph nodes
• Hoarseness of voice in the presence
of a central neck lump
 How to recognize common HEAD and NECK
Head and Neck CANCERS so that early consult and treatment will
be promoted?
Cancer
Awareness NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCERS
Alert symptoms:
• Nodule /nodules on the side
of the neck below the ear –
lymph nodes
• Nasal stuffiness
• Nasal bleeding
 How to recognize common HEAD and NECK
Head and Neck CANCERS so that early consult and treatment will
be promoted?
Cancer
Awareness ORAL CANCERS
Alert symptoms:
• Nodule / nodules or lump / lumps on
the oral cavity
• Nodule /nodules on the side of the
neck – lymph nodes
 How to recognize common HEAD and NECK
Head and Neck CANCERS so that early consult and treatment will
be promoted?
Cancer
Awareness LARYNGEAL CANCERS
Alert symptoms:
• Hoarseness of voice
• Nodule /nodules on the
side of the neck – lymph
nodes
 • What are the usual diagnostic procedures and
Head and Neck treatment modalities for HEAD and NECK
CANCERS?
Cancer
THYROID CANCERS
Awareness
Diagnostic procedures:
• Ultrasound
• Biopsy
• CT-scan / MRI

Treatment procedures:
• Surgery
• Radioactive iodine therapy
 • What are the usual diagnostic procedures and
Head and Neck treatment modalities for HEAD and NECK
CANCERS?
Cancer
NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCERS
Awareness
Diagnostic procedures:
• Endoscopy with biopsy
• CT-scan / MRI

Treatment procedures:
• Radiotherapy
• Chemotherapy
 • What are the usual diagnostic procedures and
Head and Neck treatment modalities for HEAD and NECK
CANCERS?
Cancer
ORAL CANCERS
Awareness
Diagnostic procedures:
• Biopsy
• Endoscopy if deep
• CT-scan / MRI

Treatment procedures:
• Surgery
• Radiotherapy
• Chemotherapy
 • What are the usual diagnostic procedures and
Head and Neck treatment modalities for HEAD and NECK
CANCERS?
Cancer
LARYNGEAL CANCERS
Awareness
Diagnostic procedures:
• Endoscopy – laryngoscopy with biopsy
• CT-scan / MRI

Treatment procedures:
• Surgery
• Radiotherapy
• Chemotherapy
 What are ROJoson’s health advice on prevention
Head and Neck and early detection of HEAD and NECK CANCERS
on a personal level?
Cancer
Awareness Prevention:
• NO smoking
• NO alcohol
• Hygiene

Early Detection:
• Know the alert symptoms
• Do monthly head and neck self-examination
• Consult physician as early as possible
 Below are samples of pictures of head and neck
Head and Neck tumors that, when familiarized, may facilitate a
person’s doing a thorough self-examination and
Cancer may assist in deciding on the urgency in
Awareness consulting a physician.
Head and Neck
Cancer
Awareness
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Cancer
Awareness
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Awareness
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Awareness
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Cancer
Awareness
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Cancer
Awareness
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Cancer
Awareness
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Cancer
Awareness
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Cancer
Awareness
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Cancer
Awareness
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Awareness
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Awareness
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Cancer
Awareness
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Cancer
Awareness
Head and Neck
Cancer
Awareness
Head and Neck
Cancer
Awareness
 Neck Masses
Head and Neck
Cancer This turned out to be
Awareness tuberculosis of the
lymph node on the
neck.
 Neck Masses

Head and Neck

The lymph node on
Cancer
the lower left most
Awareness part of the neck
turned out to be a
spread from the inner
neck mass which
turned out to be
thyroid cancer.
 ADVICE
Head and Neck • Do self-examination of the head and neck
regularly and thoroughly.
Cancer • Self-examination of the head and neck facilitates
Awareness early detection of any diseases that may affect
these parts of a person’s body.  Once anything
unusual is felt, seen, and/or palpated, consult a
physician as soon as possible.
• Early detection and treatment of head and neck
diseases is associated with a lot of health
benefits such as higher chance of successful
treatment and prevention of disfigurement and
premature death.
 Contents
• When and what is the HEAD and NECK Consciousness Week in the Philippines?
Head and Neck • What is the HEAD and NECK? Summary
Cancer • What are HEAD and NECK CANCERS?
• What are the different types of HEAD and NECK CANCERS? Take Away
Awareness • What are the more common HEAD and NECK CANCERS in the Philippines?
• What the different causes of HEAD and NECK CANCERS?
• What are realistic methods of prevention of HEAD and NECK CANCERS?
• How to recognize common HEAD and NECK CANCERS so that early consult and
treatment will be promoted?
• What are the usual diagnostic procedures for HEAD and NECK CANCERS?
• What are the usual treatment modalities of HEAD and NECK CANCERS?
• What are ROJoson’s health advice on prevention and early detection of HEAD and
NECK CANCERS on a personal level?
 Be always in touch with reliable medical Take Away in
Head and Neck information on HEAD & NECK CANCERS. relation to
Cancer Patient
Awareness Knowledge is power; it gives power. Empowerment
Use the 4Ks of Patient Empowerment:
Kaalaman, Kakayanan, Karapatan and
Kapangyarihan
to gain greater control over decisions /
make better decisions in HEAD & NECK
CANCERS in one’s health management.
Head and Neck Empowerment
Consciousness objective - for
Week laypeople to have a
basic understanding
Head and Neck of common HEAD
Cancer AND NECK CANCERS
Awareness in their health
management.
Reminder after the PEP
Talk:

Take the Online Learning

cum Evaluation Test
Exercise (OLETE) for
mastery of learning and
have a perfect score to get
a Certificate.

Link is in Chat Box.

Reminder:
50 OLETE Certificates = 1
Voucher for ROJoson
Telemedical Consultation
 ROJOSON’S REQUEST:

FEEDBACK TO THIS
Head and Neck Empowerment PEP TALK!
Consciousness objective - for
Week laypeople to have a Pls. type in your
basic understanding feedback in the chat
Head and Neck box during the open
of common HEAD forum and before we
Cancer AND NECK CANCERS adjourn!
Awareness in their health
management. Thank you!
 LET’S NOW HAVE A
GROUP PICTURE
Head and Neck Empowerment TAKING BEFORE WE
Consciousness START PEP TALK Q&A
objective - for
AND INTERACTIONS!
Week laypeople to have a
basic understanding Pls. turn on your
Head and Neck of common HEAD video!
Cancer AND NECK CANCERS Show your face!
Awareness in their health
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