The head and neck cancer: a social problem

Authors

  • Rafael Michel Coca Granado Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Yuniesky Jiménez Rodríguez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Keywords:

head and neck neoplasms, social problems

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Author Biographies

Rafael Michel Coca Granado, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grados en Cirugía Máxilo Facial.
Cirujano Oncólogo de Cabeza y Cuello. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

Yuniesky Jiménez Rodríguez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Estomatología General Integral y en Cirugía Máxilo Facial. Cirujano Oncólogo de Cabeza y Cuello. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

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Coca Granado RM, Jiménez Rodríguez Y. The head and neck cancer: a social problem. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 23 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];9(4):112-6. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/301

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2015): October-December

Section

Oncology

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