Head and Neck Cancer |
Larynx Cancer; Pharynx Cancer; Throat Cancer |
Head and neck cancers are malignant growths originating in the lip and oral cavity (mouth), nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, thyroid, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands and cervical lymph nodes of the neck. Head and neck cancers are most commonly squamous cell carcinomas, originating from the squamous cells that line the upper aerodigestive tract. Head and neck cancer poses a serious health risk, with the American Cancer Society projecting that approximately 36,500 new cases of head and neck ...
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Head and Neck Cancer News Headlines
- GSK Initiates First Global Phase III Study Of Tykerb® (Lapatinib) In Head And Neck Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- GSK Initiates First Global Phase III Study Of TYKERB(R) (lapatinib) In Head And Neck Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Combination Therapy Spares Some Head And Neck Patients From Surgery
ScienceDaily - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Inner-ear Volume Study Leads To Higher Surgery Success Rates
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Combination Therapy Spares Some Head And Neck Patients From Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- New Drug May Help Prolong Survival For Head And Neck Cancer Patients
ScienceDaily - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Cetuximab May Prolong Survival For Head And Neck Cancer Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- BSD Medical Presents Hyperthermia Cancer Treatment Study At Head And Neck Cancer Symposium
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Stem Cell Marker Identified In Head And Neck Cancer
ScienceDaily - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Trial Investigating A Promising New Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer Has Begun
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Genetic Risk Factor For Smoking-Linked Head And Neck Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Head and neck cancer combo therapy effective
The Earth Times - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:14 EST
- Blood test to detect head, neck cancer risk
The Earth Times - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:29 EST
- First Evidence Of Cancer Stem Cells In Head And Neck Tumors
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Calculated Risk: Scientists Discover Genetic Risk Factor For Smoking-linked Head And Neck Cancer
ScienceDaily - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Cetuximab With Radiotherapy Does Not Increase Side Effects For Head And Neck Cancer Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Study Examines Genetic Factors Associated With Head And Neck Cancer
ScienceDaily - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Genetic Factors Associated With Head And Neck Cancer Examined By Study
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- New Screening Process Helps Better Diagnose Oral Cancers
ScienceDaily - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Hearing Loss In Children Leads To Substantial Meningitis Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Study Says Ibuprofen Is Best Painkiller for Children
Washington Post - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
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Washington Post - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:26 EST
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Reuters - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:51 EST
- Psychiatric And Neurologic Conditions May Underlie Many Cases Of Chronic Dizziness
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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MSNBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:11 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
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MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:33 EST
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ScienceDaily - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
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The Earth Times - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:20 EST
- Translation error said to have led to hospital deaths
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:25 EST
- Lung Cancer Alliance Commends Research On Non-Smoking Lung Cancer Cases
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Long-Term Followup Of Patients After Redo Bladder Neck Reconstruction For Bladder Exstrophy Complex
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Lung Cancer Alliance Maintains Strong Support For Early Detection For Lung Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Risks of aspirin outweigh cancer benefit for most
Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:06 EST
- A Dangerous Mix
Washington Post - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Colon Cancer Risk: It's Often All In The Family
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Childhood cancer survivors at risk of 2nd cancer
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:06 EST
- Life-Saving Cancer Genetic Testing Vastly Underutilized
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Cancer Research And Prevention Foundation Educates And Celebrates With National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month(TM)
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Breast Cancer Survivors Experience Long-term Heart Disease Risk From Radiotherapy
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Radiation for breast cancer ups heart disease risk
Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:09 EST
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MSNBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:26 EST
- Immunotherapy Does Not Prolong Life When Skin Cancer Spreads
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Risks of aspirin outweigh cancer benefit for most
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- "False-Positive" Prostate Cancer Screenings Assessed
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Depression In Moms With Breast Cancer May Exacerbate Related Anxieties In Their Children
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Wounded newsman sheds light on Iraq veteran care
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:04 EST
- Wounded newsman sheds light on Iraq veteran care
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:04 EST
- New Version Of Devices To Treat Clogged Neck Arteries Approved By U.S. Food And Drug Administration
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- New Version Of Devices To Treat Clogged Neck Arteries Approved By U.S. Food And Drug Administration
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- New Screening Process Helps Better Diagnose Oral Cancers
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center -- Investigating The Measles Virus As A Tool To Kill Multiple Myeloma
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Breast cancer 'hits poor hardest'
BBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:15 EST
- Women from poor backgrounds have lower breast cancer survival rate
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:32 EST
- Study Shows No Reduction In Lung Cancer Deaths After CT Screening - Death Rates For Smokers Are Not Improved Despite Early Diagnosis
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Breast Cancer Cells May Be Killed By Common Cold Virus
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Inhibitory Effect Of Snake Venom Toxin From On Hormone-Refractory Human Prostate Cancer Cell Growth
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- FDA funding for women's health stirs concern
Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:33 EST
- Lung Cancer Risk Reduced In Female Textile Workers Exposed To Endotoxin
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Reactions To 'False-positive' Prostate Cancer Screenings Assessed
ScienceDaily - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Don't Use Aspirin To Prevent Colon Cancer Says Task Force
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- In Iraq, a head wound isn't always a trip home
MSNBC - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:01 EST
- CT scans don't reduce lung-cancer deaths
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:31 EST
- GlaxoSmithKline Initiates Head-to-Head Study Of Cervical Cancer Vaccines
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Moms with cancer, depression impact kids
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:24 EST
- FDA chief against regulating tobacco
MSNBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:34 EST
- Breast Cancer Research Increasingly Influenced By Drug Industry
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- A Healthy Colon: Tips To Lower Risk Of Colorectal Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- U.N. health chief urges new drive against polio
Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:25 EST
- High-Dose Calcitriol Plus Docetaxel Compared With Placebo Plus Docetaxel In Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Creating New Life Forms That May Help Eradicate Cancer Affecting Women
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Panel Nixes Aspirin As Cancer Preventive
ABC News - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:02 EST
- Healthy Choices Make For A Healthy Colon
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Aspirin of no use in reducing risk of colon cancer: Panel
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:57 EST
- Lung Cancer CT Scans No Help?
WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- CT scans don't prevent lung cancer deaths
MSNBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:10 EST
- Enforcing rules may help prevent lacrosse injuries
Reuters - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:14 EST
- Home test kits to screen for bowel cancer could save lives
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:36 EST
- Experts: Don't take aspirin to curb colon cancer
MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:01 EST
- Want A Healthy Colon? Eat A Rainbow!
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- National Cancer Institute Hosts Meeting on Preoperative Therapy in Invasive Breast Cancer - March - 01, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:56 EST
- Is UK Doctors' Self-Interest Endangering The NHS?
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- 12 Myths About Colon Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Investigating The Measles Virus As A Tool To Kill Multiple Myeloma
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Genetic Analysis Enables Personalizing Of Treatment Of Cancer
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- New Pharmaceutical Drug That Halts Progress Of Metastatic Kidney Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Gene Test Helps To Diagnose Lung Cancer Early
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Oral Cancer Drug Xeloda Receives Positive Opinion From The European Authorities For The Treatment Of Advanced Gastric Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Intimacy And Sex: The Unspoken Casualties Of Cancer
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Toward Genetically Guided Cancer Treatment: Gene Expression Test Reveals Critical ...
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Leukemia Drug Turns Mini-molecules Up, Cancer Genes Down
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Test IDs Early Lung Cancer in Smokers
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Genes Discovered That Can Slow Cell Division And May Fight Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Leukemia Drug Turns Mini-molecules Up, Cancer Genes Down
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Colour Sensor Breath Test Can Detect Lung Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:00 EST

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