Antibodies against HPV16 can develop up to 40 years before throat cancer is diagnosed
An international group of researchers has found that antibodies to the human papilloma virus type…
Browsing: Head and Neck Cancers
ASCO 2019: Cleveland researchers test novel gene therapy for glioblastoma
A novel gene therapy clinical trial at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and the Case…
ASCO 2019: Immunotherapy better than aggressive chemotherapy as first treatment option for recurrent head and neck cancer
Immunotherapy used with chemotherapy or on its own is a better first-line treatment for people…
Q&A: treating vocal cord cancer
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My brother was diagnosed with stage 0 squamous cell carcinoma in situ…
Novel nanoparticle enhances radiation tumour killing
Radiation kills tumours by creating oxygen free radicals that damage the tumour DNA. However, the…
The unanticipated early origins of childhood brain cancer
Brain tumours are the leading cause of non-accidental death in children in Canada, but little…
Discovery of oral cancer biomarkers could save thousands of lives
Oral cancer is known for its high mortality rate in developing countries, but an international…
Shutting down deadly paediatric brain cancer at its earliest moments
Cell-by-cell genetic analyses of developing brain tissues in neonatal mice and laboratory models of brain…
Cervical pre-cancer rates down 88% in decade since HPV vaccinations began – first findings
Kevin Pollock, Glasgow Caledonian University Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women…
AACR 2019: Hour of radiation treatments can affect mucositis for patients with head/neck cancers
Painful sores in the mouth and throat are one of the most common adverse side…