Researchers have identified a number of novel oral bacterial species that, taken together, appear to be a risk factor for head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC). In the prospective nested ...

Opioids are widely used to relieve the pain associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), but tolerance and undesired effects often limit their use. EGFR is commonly amplified in oral cancer ...

The most challenging presentation is an oral lesion that appears benign; it is often mistaken for an ulcer, but sometimes this can be an early sign of oral canc ...

Oropharyngeal cancer is on the rise, despite declines in other head and neck cancers. The primary cause of this increase is human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which accounts for over a quarter of ...

Oral cancer is a type of cancer that develops on the lips, tongue, or the lining of the mouth (usually squamous cell ...

Researchers have identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into oral cancer at the earliest stages of the disease. Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with oral ...