Head & Neck Cancer

A poem about a two-year encounter with advanced cancer of the head and neck.

Recovery, like all good things, takes time. Don't short yourself.

Never underestimate the power and inner strength of a hungry cancer patient.

While the prognosis remains good for individuals with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers, researchers are currently seeking less intense treatment options that are equally effective but not as toxic.

Something in the way she moves ...

Bethany Andrews Rhoten, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, discusses how patients with cancer can cope with body image issues.

Bethany Andrews Rhoten, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, discusses body images among patients and survivors of head and neck cancer.

Gypsyamber D'Souza and other researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health monitored 124 patients newly diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer from 2009 through 2013.

Nausea and vomiting associated with anticancer therapies continue to be among patients' most troubling symptoms.

Removing lymph nodes in the neck before they are affected by oral squamous cell cancer is a life-saving measure and should be adopted as a new standard in treating the disease, according to the results of a phase 3 study.

The immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab), in a recent study, proved twice as effective for the treatment of head and neck cancer as Erbitux (cetuximab), the only targeted therapy indicated as a therapy for the disease.

Jeannie Woith, BSN, RN, LMT, The James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University, discusses the treatment of oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer.

Thanks to The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network, researchers now have a better understanding of genomic alternations in head and neck cancers.

Cases of HPV-related cancers are on the rise, specifically those associated with head and neck and anal cancers.

In the right cancer, radiation and chemotherapy can make a powerful duo.

Although there are advances in treating cancers linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), the best medicine is to prevent the disease in the first place.

HPV causes surge in oral cancer rates.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

HPV-positive oral cancers are on the rise.

Acupuncture reduces pain and dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients.

Cancer patients are living longer, but if radiation was part of their treatment, late effects may be a problem.

The insecurity and insight that come from cancer's battle scars.

Chronic inflammation causes cancer. Find out how and what's being done about it.

A number of diagnostic, prognostic, or predictive tests can help determine the optimal course of treatment by using predictive markers from the patient’s or tumor’s genetic information.

Minimally invasive technologies transform the landscape of cancer surgery.