You have more than 300 lymph nodes in your head and neck. Cancer can either start in these lymph nodes or spread there from other body parts. Symptoms include swelling, fever, and night sweats. Share ...

For generations, medical students were taught that the map of the human body was essentially complete. Yet cancer imaging has ...

I know Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month is nearly over, but I have a good excuse for being tardy. I was preoccupied with finding a lump on my thyroid, getting an ultrasound, getting a biopsy and then ...

Researchers believe they may have found a way to avoid damaging salivary glands during radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer -- a discovery that could improve the quality of life of 500,000 ...

Salivary gland cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It grows in the salivary glands — organs on either side of your face that produce saliva, which helps you digest food. You have three pairs of ...

“Head and neck cancers” is a broad term for certain cancers that begin in the head or neck area. These cancers usually begin in the following parts of your head or neck: Head and neck cancers account ...

Thyroid cancer often shows subtle early symptoms that are easy to miss. Here are seven key warning signs, when to seek ...