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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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- American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery
- American Cancer Society
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- Cervical Teratoma (Children's Hospital Boston)
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- Chemotherapy and Radiation Together May Help Save Voicebox (National Cancer Institute)
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- Etapa del cáncer: preguntas y respuestas (National Cancer Institute)
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- Finding Cancer Statistics (National Cancer Institute)
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- Head and Neck Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Head and Neck Cancer (National Institutes of Health)
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- Head and Neck Cancer Research Funding (National Cancer Institute)
- Head and Neck Cancer Research Projects (National Cancer Institute)
- Head and Neck Cancer Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Head and Neck Cancer Trial Results (National Cancer Institute)
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- Head and Neck Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
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- Head and Neck SPOREs (National Cancer Institute)
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- How Are Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancers Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
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- How is Nasopharyngeal Cancer Staged? (American Cancer Society)
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- What is Nasopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor About Laryngeal or Hypopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
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- What You Need To Know About Oral Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
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