Phase 2 study, led by Dr. Antonio Jimeno at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus will evaluate NT219 in ...

Smoking, alcohol consumption and betel nut chewing are some of the lifestyle factors that have been linked to head and neck ...

MSD has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its anti-programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) therapy, ...

Merck & Co.’s Keytruda has become the first immunotherapy approved by the FDA to be used around surgery to treat resectable ...

HPV is known to cause many cancers, including cancer of the head and neck. In this podcast, Dr. Marcus Monroe talks about risk factors, symptoms and treatment options of head and neck cancers caused ...

Pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the ...

Reduce your other risk factors. Tobacco and alcohol use are some of the strongest lifestyle risk factors for head and neck cancer. In a recent study, tobacco use increased the risk of developing ...

Today, people facing head and neck cancers have more options for treatment than ever before, and many can be cured. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers comprehensive care for head and neck cancers, ...

Head and neck cancer is a group of cancers that starts in or near your throat, voice box, nose, sinuses, or mouth. Usually, it begins in the cells that line the surfaces of these body parts.

Common Oncogene Alterations Identified in Primary Head and Neck Squamous-Cell Carcinoma. Panel A shows a typical clinical presentation of oral cancer. Benign squamous hyperplasia can often appear ...

Although head and neck cancer is associated with pain, disfiguration, dysfunction, psychosocial distress, and death, recent advances have brought substantial improvements in outcomes. The ...

Current treatments for head and neck cancer present major drawbacks. Depending on the tumor’s location, surgery to remove it can be as disfiguring as the tumor itself. The chemotherapy drug commonly ...