Radiation therapy is an important part of head and neck cancer therapy, but most head and neck tumors have a built-in mechanism that makes them

Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) Health System have found a new indicator that may predict which patients with a common type of throat

Eating problems due to poor oropharyngeal functioning and persistent pain appear to be the most prevalent problems faced by long-term survivors of head and neck

Thyroid cancer, which affects about 11 people per 100,000 each year, appears to be on the rise, according to an article in the Indianapolis Star.

U.K. scientists have identified changes in the patterns of sugar molecules that line precancerous cells in the esophagus (Barrett’s dysplasia), making it easier to detect

The VELscope Vx oral cancer detection system from LED Dental will be featured on “The Doctors” television show on January 11. The theme of the

An analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris USA manipulated data on the effects of additives in cigarettes, including menthol, obscuring actual toxicity

The Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF) is encouraging the dental community to get involved in Oral Cancer Awareness Month this April 2012 by offering free oral

(Reuters) – U.S. cancer death rates are continuing to fall, dropping by 1.8% per year in men and 1.6% per year in women between 2004

The five-year survival rate for U.S. patients with cancer of the base of the tongue or tonsils doubled between 1980 and 2002, according to a

The combination of functional resection laser surgery and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment is more effective at extending the lives of patients with advanced head and

Aurora Interactive, a provider of digital pathology communications products, has signed a contract to supply its mScope clinical communications platform to the French Rare Head