Head and neck cancer symptoms vary by tumor location, often presenting as a neck lump or voice changes. Smoking and HPV are major risk factors; cessation and vaccination are crucial preventive ...

Head and neck cancer is a broad term for several types of cancers that include the mouth (oral cavity), throat (pharynx), voice box (larynx), sinuses and nose cavity, and salivary glands. Head and ...

Oral stents have emerged as a valuable adjunct in the radiotherapy of head and neck cancer, allowing clinicians to displace and immobilise non-target tissues, thereby reducing radiation exposure to ...

Side effects vary largely by radiation site. For instance, radiation for head and neck cancers are associated with a wealth ...

In definitive radiotherapy, reducing the elective dose from 50 Gy to 43 Gy was safe and did not significantly increase the risk for recurrence in electively irradiated lymph nodes among patients with ...

A scoping review reveals key gaps in transitions in care among head and neck cancer patients, urging stronger coordination ...

MSK radiation oncologist Dr. Nancy Lee helped design the clinical trial showing that immunotherapy given around surgery could reduce recurrence of some head and neck cancers. A phase 3 clinical trial ...

The IAEA has launched a new two-year coordinated research project to explore how artificial intelligence can assist with contouring — a crucial step in cancer treatment, in which a tumour and the ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrated the potential of a novel treatment approach including immunotherapy to treat advanced human papillomavirus ...

A recent study published in JAMA Oncology presents promising new data on a treatment regimen beneficial to patients with a subset of head and neck cancer known as oropharyngeal cancer. A rare ...

Joe Biden is undergoing a new phase of treatment after he was diagnosed with cancer, undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment.