Head and neck cancers start in the cells that line these parts of the body. Find out what causes it, what the symptoms are, and how to treat it.

Oral, head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. About 630,000 new patients are diagnosed annually, resulting in more than 350,000 deaths per year.

This video demonstrates examination of the larynx and pharynx using indirect laryngoscopy, ... Neoplasms of the Head and Neck, Holland‐Frei Cancer Medicine, (1-28), (2022) ...

World Head and Neck Cancer Day 2022: The day is observed annually to create awareness on cancers of head and neck. Here's how to do self-examination of your mouth to look for early signs of cancer.

A mouthwash-based test could lend insight into which patients with head and neck cancer have a higher risk of experiencing disease recurrence, according to research published in JAMA Otolaryngology — ...

The head and neck exam reveals diffuse moderate edema and erythema over the right cheek with tenderness upon palpation; mild trismus is also present. Mouth is edentulous with normal-appearing ...

Quality of Life and Performance in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients on Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy: A Prospective Examination . JCO 17 , 1020-1020 (1999). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1999.17.3.1020 ...

You have more than 300 lymph nodes in your head and neck. Cancer can either start in these lymph nodes or spread there from other body parts. Symptoms include swelling, fever, and night sweats.