Oral cancer is a serious medical condition that develops in the tissues of the oral cavity, affecting various parts of the ...

From early symptoms to prevention tips, here’s all that you need to know about HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer.

Oropharyngeal cancer begins in the oropharynx, the middle section of your throat. You may notice a chronic sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and a lump in your throat, neck, or mouth.

According to projections in JAMA Oncology, it will take over 25 years to slow increasing oropharynx cancer incidence by human papillomavirus vaccinations because the disease will be observed in ...

Cancer of the oropharynx has become increasingly common: In the United States alone, the number of newly diagnosed cases has tripled over the past three decades. About 70 percent of these tumors ...

Human papillomavirus-positive oropharynx cancers (cancers of the tonsils and back of the throat) are on rise. After radiation treatment, patients often experience severe, lifelong swallowing ...

Importantly, HPV-positive oropharynx cancer has historically been considered a disease of the young. In view of this young age at onset, good performance status, and favorable long-term survival ...

Objective: Human papillomavirus (HPV) in the oral cavity or oropharynx is associated with an increased risk of laryngeal papillomatosis, head and neck cancer, and cervical and other genital ...

Undifferentiated carcinoma (undifferentiated carcinoma, nasopharyngeal type, or lymphoepithelial carcinoma) is an uncommon and histologically distinct tumor in the oropharynx, which in Western ...

The oropharynx is the part of the throat just behind the mouth. It also includes the tonsils. We have separate information about the tests you might have for tonsil cancer. Find out about the tests ...

SOD (application of topical antibiotics in the oropharynx only) has been postulated as an alternative to SDD for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. 4,5 Although several studies ...