Reconstructive surgery may be needed after a large tumor is removed. Reconstructive surgery helps to rebuild the area and restore how the throat works. Your surgeon will often take tissue and blood ...

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 ...

There has been a 'significant' rise in throat cancers among men and doctors think they know the reason as to why.

A pioneering study at King's College London, University of Oxford and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has successfully tested a new robotic surgical system for treating head and neck ...

What Are the Different Types of Oral Cancer Surgery? Oral cancer surgery refers to a group of procedures with different jobs: removing cancer, rebuilding areas affected by treatment, or restoring key ...

Tonsil cancer is the most common form of oropharyngeal (throat) cancer. But among all types of cancer, tonsil cancer is still relatively rare, affecting a little more than eight out of 100,000 people.

Throat cancer remains one of the most challenging yet increasingly treatable forms of cancer affecting thousands of Americans each year. This complex disease impacts the pharynx (throat) or larynx ...

A vaccine designed to fight HPV-driven head and neck cancers has shown promising results in a lab study in human tissues and mice. If proven effective in humans, the therapeutic shot could complement ...