New research has uncovered a potential marker that could provide valuable insights into the overall health of older adults living in long-term aged care facilities. The study found that a simple swab ...

New research by Flinders University has uncovered a potential marker that could provide valuable insights into the overall ...

Led by PhD candidate Sophie Miller in the College of Medicine and Public Health, the study found that a simple swab from the ...

A bill to provide cancer screenings for firefighters in Utah passed through the Legislature on Wednesday. Shortly thereafter, legislators were joined by firefighters and Gov. Spen ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States, sometimes affects the tongue, mouth, and/or throat. This is known as oral HPV. In most cases, ...

Smoking cigarettes causes about 3 out of every 10 cancer deaths in the U.S. As many as 80% of people who die of lung cancer used tobacco. But the toxins and chemicals from cigarette smoke can lead ...

The main treatments for tonsil cancer are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. You might have a combination of these or one treatment on its own. The tonsils are part of the oropharynx. Treatment ...

1Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. *Corresponding Author: Ann H. Klopp, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Oral cancer is a type of head and neck cancer that develops when abnormal cells ...

These cancers start in the tissues in the head and neck area. For example, in the: mouth which includes the tongue, palate, gums and lips throat (the pharynx) which is divided into the nasopharynx, ...

And air goes up and down the trachea. There are 3 main parts to the pharynx. They are the: nasopharynx, which connects the back of the nose to the back of the mouth oropharynx, which is at the back of ...