How MRI and CT predict flap failure after head and neck reconstructive cancer surgery
When a patient with head and neck cancer has surgery to remove it, they often need reconstructive surgery in the ...
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UCLA surgeons develop new technique to reduce Adam’s apple without neck scar
Doctors at the UCLA Gender Health Program have developed a technique to reduce an Adam’s apple bump without leaving a scar on ...
Oncotarget | NF-κB over-activation portends improved outcomes in HPV-associated head and neck cancer
BUFFALO, NY- May 25, 2022 – A new research paper was published in Oncotarget, entitled, “NF-κB over-activation portends improved outcomes ...
Gene mutations that contribute to head and neck cancer also provide “precision” treatment targets
AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 28, 2022) – About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbor genetic mutations in a pathway ...
Pain in the neck? New surgical method could be game-changing
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a common type of neck surgery that involves removing a damaged disc to ...
Malaria drug could combat chemotherapy-resistant head and neck cancers
PITTSBURGH, March 14, 2022 — A new study suggests that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine inhibits pathways that drive resistance to ...
Immunotherapy drug bolsters head and neck cancer treatment
A University of Cincinnati clinical trial that added an immunotherapy drug to standard of care treatment regimens has shown increased ...
Improving head and neck cancer treatment
When the medical community finds a treatment for a particular cancer, the work doesn’t stop. Researchers continue to study how ...
HPV-associated head and neck cancer blood test shows promise as a test to replace tissue biopsy
Credit: Mass Eye and Ear Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Hospital have developed a blood test, ...
Saliva testing may allow early detection of human papillomavirus–driven head and neck cancers
Philadelphia, September 21, 2021 – Cancer causing high-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPV) are responsible for the rising incidence of HR-HPV–driven head ...