Ologe, M. O.Ayodele, O.Ologe, F.E.2026-05-082026-05-082019Ologe, M. O., Ayodele, O., & Ologe, F. E. (2019). Head and neck cancer chemotherapy in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 16(2), 36 – 40.https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/18210Chemotherapy is defined as the use of one or more chemical compounds in treatment of neoplastic diseases to destroy offending cancer cells without demanding the host. Chemotherapeutic agents (also known as cytotoxic drugs) can be used to cure cancer, lessen the chance of the cancer to return, stop or slow down its growth. The place of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer continues to evolve and broaden over the last two decades. Since the advent of platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents in the late 20th century, the role of chemotherapy has gradually evolved from producing short-lived local responses in the palliative setting to the widely used curative multimodality regimes for advanced head and neck cancers. The palliative care component of head and neck cancer control with chemotherapy needs further emphasis in Nigeria because many of our cancer patients have no hope of cure as they present to hospital late, which makes the disease far advanced at presentationenHead and neck cancerChemotherapyNigeriaPharmaceutical careArticle