Head and Neck Cancer News

New robotic head and neck cancer surgery preserves speech, without scarring

An incisionless robotic surgical procedure is offering patients a new option to remove certain head and neck cancer…    

Coffee may cut risk of head and neck cancers

Coffee might stave off more than just sleep, according to research showing that those who chug a lot…    

HPV-Positive Tumor Status Indicates Better Survival in Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer

Oropharyngeal cancer patients whose tumors in the upper part of the throat test positively for the human papillomavirus…    

Vaccine against deadly brain cancer shows promise

A small, early-stage trial of a therapeutic brain cancer vaccine developed by ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Ltd showed that nearly…    

Genetics of children’s brain tumour unlocked

Researchers have identified an important cancer gene that could lead to more effective drugs being developed to fight…    

WHO study has no clear answer on phones and cancer

Experts who studied almost 13,000 cell phone users over 10 years, hoping to find out whether the…    

Ten Minutes That Could Save Your Life

Oral, head and neck cancers — most of which are preventable — account for approximately 3 percent of…    

Sex virus blamed for rise in head and neck cancers

The number of head and neck cancers linked to a virus spread by oral sex is rising rapidly…    

Tobacco use linked to worse outcomes in HPV-positive head and neck cancer, U-M study finds

Patients with head and neck cancer linked to high risk human papillomavirus, or HPV, have worse outcomes…    

Study finds no brain tumor link with mobile phones

A very large, 30-year study of just about everyone in Scandinavia shows no link between cellphone use and…    

Acrylamide not tied to thyroid, head-neck cancers

The chemical acrylamide, which is classified as a probable cancer-causing agent, does not appear to increase overall risk…    

Does Green Tea Prevent Cancer? Evidence Continues to Brew, But Questions Remain

Although scientists are reluctant to officially endorse green tea as a cancer prevention method, evidence continues to grow…    

Brain trouble often persists after brain cancer

Survivors of childhood brain tumors often suffer lasting problems with memory and other “cognitive” functions, results of a…    

Rare Head and Neck Cancer Linked to HPV

An increase in cases of a rare type of head and neck cancer appears to be linked to…    

Physical activity in adolescence associated with decreased risk of brain cancer in adulthood

While little is known about the causes of glioma, researchers at the National Cancer Institute have found that…    

Study finds 231 new genes associated with head and neck cancer

A Henry Ford Hospital study has identified 231 new genes associated with head and neck cancer, one of…    

Brain Cancer Experts and Resources at Johns Hopkins

Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts died late Tuesday night from a malignant brain tumor. If you are planning…    

Could smoking pot cut risk of head, neck cancer?

You’ve heard about using marijuana and drugs derived from it to keep some of the side effects of…    

Sensitizing tumor response to cancer therapy

Two forms of skin and brain cancer respond very poorly to chemotherapy and radiation: melanoma and glioblastoma multiforme…    

A Crystal Ball for Brain Cancer?

Bronnie McNabb, 57, considers himself lucky. When his aggressive brain cancer returned after chemotherapy and radiation last winter,…