Human papillomavirus (HPV), often transmitted through oral sex, is now emerging as a major cause of throat cancer worldwide.

Your mouth can reveal early signs of serious diseases like diabetes, anemia, vitamin B12 deficiency, acid reflux, HIV, oral ...

Red patches on the tongue are often ignored as minor irritation, but doctors warn that some of these patches may signal precancerous conditions such as erythroplakia. Persistent patches that do not ...

Oral cancer, sometimes referred to as mouth cancer, may affect areas including the tongue, gums, cheeks and lips.

Early-stage oral cancer often develops without pain, leading to delayed diagnosis. Understand why symptoms go unnoticed and ...

Actor Michael Douglas went public with his cancer diagnosis back in 2010, but only revealed that it was caused by Human ...

The health condition can cause throat or oropharyngeal cancer in high-risk cases, though many of the symptoms which indicate ...

A dentist has identified potential warning signs of oral cancer that can be easily missed, including symptoms that can be ...

A dentist has highlighted potential warning signs of oral cancer that people may overlook, including symptoms that could ...

SOME people may observe fleshy growths on either the gums or tongue, or even a scaly lesion anywhere on the soft tissues of the mouth. Fortunately, most ...

The belief that surgery spreads cancer is a common public misconception. Onco-surgeon Yogeshwar Shukla spoke to Free Press on cancer treatment and misconceptions. Excerpts: There is a perception that ...

"There was a walnut-sized tumour at the base of my tongue that no other doctor had seen," shared Michael Douglas ...