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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A new landmark study published in The Lancet is changing how doctors treat certain head and neck cancers.

Dysphagia — trouble swallowing — is one of the most common side effects of radiation for head and neck cancer and can be so bad that patients require a permanent gastrostomy tube for feeding. A team ...

A recent study found higher incidences of exposed bone and osteoradionecrosis in patients with head and neck cancer who underwent dental extractions soon after radiotherapy, with the risk particularly ...

Radiation was the first treatment for cancer, dating back to the 1890s. And it's still an essential element in most treatment plans. Now CT-imaging combined with artificial intelligence for radiation ...

Surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT) is rapidly emerging as an essential modality in the treatment of cancer, leveraging non‐invasive optical imaging to monitor patient positioning in real time.