Despite their frequency, head and neck cancers often evade early detection, presenting silently until they reach advanced ...

Andrea Kinloch, now 60, who has a history of human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease, was told by her gynecologist that her Pap smear was abnormal.

Chemo mouth is a common side effect of undergoing chemotherapy. Dr. Rajiv Saini of Texas discusses the symptoms, risks and best treatments for the harmful condition.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Dr. Ananda Ratnayake said that mouth cancer can affect various parts of the mouth, including the lips, tongue, cheeks and throat. Following this, the common risk ...

Other signs of this disease to look for include: Pain or difficulty swallowing Shortness of breath or a cough that does not go away A lump or swelling ... be a sign of mouth cancer, which can ...

"Oral cancer is a major problem in the Indian subcontinent. There is a lot of ECM deposition, leading to swelling and inflammation … an extreme choking of the tumor microenvironment," he says.

or a sore throat that doesn't heal can indicate oral and pharyngeal cancer. In the case of oesophageal cancer, patients are likely to face difficulty swallowing, chest discomfort, unintended weight ...

After being told to come into hospital, Helen was told the bothersome sore in her mouth was in fact a tumour - and she was diagnosed with stage two tongue cancer. Helen, from Chelmsford ...

In a podcast episode, Digital creator Dr Austin Lake in conversation with an oncologist shed light on the fact that cancer patients are more likely to get oral infections. Curious, indianexpress.com ...

Early diagnosis of oral cancer is crucial for favourable prognosis, higher survival rate and improvement of the patients’ quality of life. Because oral cancer is often asymptomatic with various ...

Canker sores and oral cancer lesions may seem similar but there are ways to tell the difference. A lesion that's red, typically flat, and painful early on is usually a canker sore (aphthous ulcer).