Surrounded by markers, paint brushes and tape, Jenny Kerlin sits for hours, decorating custom treatment masks for cancer patients at University of Cincinnati Health Medical Center, where she has ...

The visual nature of head and neck cancer calls for treatment strategies that will minimize toxicities related to radiation therapy. Advances in precision radiation techniques, supportive care, and ...

Oral stents have emerged as a valuable adjunct in the radiotherapy of head and neck cancer, allowing clinicians to displace and immobilise non-target tissues, thereby reducing radiation exposure to ...

Head and neck cancer is a broad term for several types of cancers that include the mouth (oral cavity), throat (pharynx), voice box (larynx), sinuses and nose cavity, and salivary glands. Head and ...

Radiation therapy works by using high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. MSK offers precise radiation therapy that kills throat cancer cells with fewer side effects from radiatio ...

After being diagnosed with Stage 3 head and neck cancer, St. John resident David Berwanger faced a grueling treatment regimen that included chemotherapy and radiation. The 60-year-old husband and ...

Sense of smell in patients with head and neck cancer began to deteriorate at a radiation dose of 22 Gy and increased in a dose-related fashion, a small prospective study showed. Fewer than 20% of the ...