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SAHNOS
The South African Head and Neck Oncology Society is a subgroup of the South African Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.

We are a community of head and neck health care professionals who exist to help people with head and neck cancer, through building unity among different head and neck disciplines, with the goal of bringing value based, patient-centred care to prolong and restore quality of life.

Head & Neck procedures

The procedures below give an overview of the surgical approaches sometimes needed in the treatment of Head & Neck cancer.

join sahnos?

In becoming a SAHNOS member, you sign up to join a community of professionals, both local and abroad who are passionate about head and neck cancer and dedicated to doing good work.

SAHNOS  blog

We are all dedicated to sharing knowledge about the specialty treatment of head and neck cancer. Our new blog is aimed at both doctors and patients dealing with head and neck cancer.

Swallowing in head and neck

Dr Mark Torres-Holmes expands on swallowing difficulties in head and neck cancer and when the use of feeding tubes is required.

25 April 2022
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