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Head and Neck Cancer

Head and Neck Cancer - Causes and Risk Factors

Risk factors for head and neck cancer include:

  • Smoking
  • Drinking alcohol
  • Tobacco or betel nut chewing
  • Excessive sun exposure for skin cancer
  • Family history of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC)

The total increase in risk with smoking and alcohol together is higher than the sum of their individual risks.

Our Care Team

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N Gopalakrishna Iyer Prof

Prof N Gopalakrishna Iyer

Head & Senior Consultant

MBBS (Hons), PhD (Cambridge), FRCS (Gen), FAMS

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck, Thyroid, Skin & Melanoma, Salivary Glands, Head & Neck (including Melanoma)

Kimberley Kiong Dr

Dr Kimberley Kiong

Senior Consultant

MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), MMED(ORL), FAMS(ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery

Tan Hiang Khoon Clin Assoc Prof

Clin Assoc Prof Tan Hiang Khoon

Senior Consultant

MBBS, FRCS (Ed), FAMS, PhD

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck, Thyroid (Endoscopic) & Parathyroid Surgery, Salivary Glands

Rena Dharmawan Asst Prof

Asst Prof Rena Dharmawan

Consultant

MD, MMed (Surg), FRCS (Edin), MRCS (Edin), BSC (Biomedical Engineering)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck, Thyroid, Salivary Glands

Isabelle Jang Jia Hui Dr

Dr Isabelle Jang Jia Hui

Consultant

​BSc (Hons), MD, MRCS(Glasg), MMed (ORL), FAMS (ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck

Szymon Mikulski Dr

Dr Szymon Mikulski

Consultant

MD, MMed (Surgery), FRCS (Edin)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck, Salivary Gland Surgery, Thyroid Surgery, Parathyroid Surgery

See Xinyin Anna Dr

Dr See Xinyin Anna

Consultant

MBBS, MRCS, MMed (ORL), MPH

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery

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