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Providing web-based training modules for cancer registration and surveillance

Head & Neck Cancer

In this module, you will be introduced to some basic information about head and neck cancer: statistics related to head and neck cancer, types of head and neck cancer, risk factors, anatomy of the head and neck, abstracting, coding, staging and treatment of head and neck cancer.

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SEER Training Modules: Head & Neck Cancer. U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Cited 27 January 2026. Available from: https://training.seer.cancer.gov.

Head & Neck Cancer

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