One of the main issues of head and neck oncology is that, despite the multiplicity of clinical prognosticators, the only consistent clinical predictors for disease control and disease-specific survival of SCCs are T and, to a greater extent, N (Spector et al, 2001; Franchin et al, 2003; Licitra et al, 2003; Shah and Patel, 2003), and the stratification of patients remains often inadequate.
"We will continue to report this story," he said, referring to the issue of head injuries in football.
At the college level, football is dealing with other matters in addition to the issue of head injuries.
"The N.C.A.A. has been at the forefront of safety issues throughout its existence, and the Association has specifically addressed the issue of head injuries through a combination of playing rules, equipment requirements and medical best practices.
But it will send a message that the N.F.L. needs to care for its former players, acknowledge its decades of deception on the issue of head injuries and player safety, and make the game safer for future generations".
Although other witnesses Monday included two retired N.F.L. players, the mother of an injured college player and three other doctors, the gathering became a litmus test for the N.F.L.'s new leaders on the issue of head injuries.
But in the past two weeks, 11 N.H.L. players are believed to have sustained them, among them Crosby's teammate and the reigning most valuable player, Evgeni Malkin, thrusting the issue of head injuries back into the spotlight.
The final Lords hearing on the issue of head of state immunity, held in January and February, with the ruling handed down at the end of March - each side to bear its own costs.
But it will send a message that the NFL needs to care for its former players, acknowledge its decades of deception on the issue of head injuries and player safety, and make the game safer for future generations".
Concussion, starring Will Smith as an African-born doctor taking on the American football establishment on the issue of head injuries, always looked a very tricky sell in the UK.
The ECJ's final ruling, expected within three to six months, will be a landmark decision, marking the first time the EU court has waded into the controversial issue of head coverings worn by Muslims.
