# Head & Neck Cancer

Curcumin has supportive-care and direct anticancer relevance in head and neck oncology.

### Overview

This is one of the more clinically meaningful areas for curcumin because the literature includes patient-relevant supportive care, especially around radiotherapy.

### Key findings

* Human studies suggest curcumin may reduce the severity of radiation-induced mucositis
* Oral cancer models show anti-EMT and anti-metastatic effects
* Curcumin's anti-inflammatory effects are especially relevant in this setting

### Practical interpretation

Head and neck cancer is a strong example of curcumin being relevant not only for tumour biology but also for treatment tolerability and quality of life.

### References

Efficacy of curcumin in the prevention and treatment of radiotherapy-induced mucositis in head and neck cancer patients\
<https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23136625/>

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