More Head, Neck & Mouth Cancer News

• HPV Tied to Rare Head-and-Neck Cancer

  Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to be linked to an increase ...

• Gene Discovery May Advance Head and Neck Cancer Therapy

  Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that could have a major impact on ...

• Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug

  May 27 (HealthDay News) -- The widely used cancer drug capecitabine can cause people to ...

• Robotic Surgery Practical for Some Head, Neck Tumors

  April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Robot-assisted surgery may be useful for removal of certain head ...

• Drug Combo Helps Larynx Cancer Patients Preserve Voice Box

  March 25 (HealthDay News) -- People with cancer of the larynx who received a three-drug ...

• Freckles, Moles May Indicate Risk for Eye Cancer

  March 12 (HealthDay News) -- People with moles and other features that put them at ...

• Chest CT Scans Detect Spread of Head, Neck Cancers

  October 21 (HealthDay News) -- CT scans of the chest may help detect disease progression ...

• Racial Disparities Exist in Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes

  October 10 (HealthDay News) -- Blacks and the poor have worse outcomes when it comes ...

• Saliva Proteins May Help Spot Oral Cancer

  October 3 (HealthDay News) -- A simple test of saliva proteins may one day help ...

• Patient-Reported Health Scores May Predict Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes

  Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Self-reported physical health changes in the year after head and ...

• Erbitux Extends Life for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

  September 10 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the drug Erbitux to standard chemotherapy improved survival rates ...

• Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments

  June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Two of the more common and unpleasant side effects of ...

• Laser Therapy a New Option for Vocal-Cord Cancers

  May 26 (HealthDay News) -- A new laser treatment for early vocal-cord cancer targets tumor ...

• HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes

  May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Tonsil and tongue cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) are ...

• High-Tech Imaging No Better for Diagnosing Head/Neck Cancers

  May 13 (HealthDay News) -- An advanced imaging technique to detect head and neck cancer ...

• Gum Disease, HPV a Double Whammy

  April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Your risk of developing tongue cancer increases if you have ...

• Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes a Mixed Bag

  March 18 (HealthDay News) -- In the year after their first treatment, head-and-neck cancer patients ...

• Obesity Raises Cancer Risk

  Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The more weight you carry on your body, the greater ...

• HPV-Positive Head and Neck Cancers Fare Better

  Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Head and neck cancer patients whose tumors test positive for ...