World Trade Center responders at increased risk for head and neck cancers
A study has found a significant increase in head and neck cancers among workers and…
Browsing: Head and Neck Cancers
CT vs PET/CT chest scans for initial metastatic assessment of head and neck cancers
By analysing nearly 152,000 cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, researchers at Fox…
When it comes to brain tumors, a patient’s sex matters
Joshua Rubin, Washington University in St Louis Have you ever wondered why, in most species,…
Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumours
For decades, scientists have recognised that more males get cancer and die of the disease…
Study reveals how solid stress from brain tumours causes neuronal loss, neurologic dysfunction
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-led research team has demonstrated, for the first time, how solid…
New drug discovery could halt spread of brain cancer
The tissues in our bodies largely are made of fluid. It moves around cells and…
Proton therapy for paediatric brain tumours has favourable cognitive outcomes
Proton therapy treatment for paediatric brain tumour patients is associated with better neurocognitive outcomes compared…
Study shows potential to develop brain tumour liquid biopsies
Scientists are making strides in developing liquid biopsies for brain tumours by detecting tumour DNA…
Scientists bring new hope to brain tumour patients
sGBM is a rare type of brain cancer in adults. The incidence varies from 2…
Tiny DNA modification has big impact on deadly tumours
A simple modification of a DNA base in small areas of the genome may explain…