Scientists have used an experimental drug produced from the seeds of an Australian rainforest plant to kill head and neck tumors, as well as melanomas,

In patients with advanced esophageal cancer, radiation therapy (RT) alone is as effective as RT combined with chemotherapy in decreasing swallowing complications, thus allowing patients

A blood test may be beneficial in indicating neoadjuvant treatment regimens for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), according to research presented at this

Each year, thousands of babies are born in the U.S. with craniofacial defects, from cleft lips and palates to more severe abnormalities of the face

Researchers have hijacked a defense system normally used by bacteria to fend off viral infections and redirected it against human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that

Previous research has shown that high death rates among head and neck cancer (HNC) patients usually occur only when mutations in the tumor-suppressor gene coincide

Cancers that are highly resistant to treatment, such as head and neck cancer, contain cancer cells that repair themselves during radiation and chemotherapy. What if

Trace amounts of lead in modern and historic human teeth can give clues about where an individual came from, according to a new study in

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has awarded a $1.7 million grant to Philadelphia researchers to investigate factors that may contribute to the racial disparities seen

What if stem cells from extracted teeth could be used to save someone’s vision after a terrible injury that caused them to lose their sight?

Survival rates for African-Americans diagnosed with head and neck cancer (HNC) have not improved in the last 40 years, despite advances in disease treatment and

Scleroderma is an autoimmune, rheumatic, and chronic disease that affects the body by hardening connective tissue, according to the Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center. For the