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 ...

The goal of the Head and Neck Oncology/Endocrine team in the UAB Department of Otolaryngology is to provide outstanding patient care in a compassionate, innovative, and user-friendly manner. The range ...

Compared with standard concurrent chemoradiation, neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by transoral robotic surgery (NECTORS) and neck dissection led to superior distant metastasis-free and overall ...

In more recent decades, HPV has been shown as a risk factor for developing head and neck cancer. Head and neck cancer covers everything from throat, tongue, and tonsil cancer to laryngeal, mouth, and ...

This guide for newly diagnosed patients provides key information to help you understand your options and have informed conversations with your oncologist. A diagnosis of head and neck cancer can bring ...

Ravindra Uppaluri, MD, PhD, lead investigator of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-689 trial (NCT03765918), highlights the potential of pembrolizumab (Keytruda; Merck) to improve outcomes following head and neck ...

About 58,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a head and neck cancer this year, health officials say. Most of those cancers are in the mouth — on the tongue, gums, tonsils and upper throat.