Oropharyngeal Cancer
... What is the oropharynx? The oropharynx is the middle part of the pharynx (throat). The pharynx is a hollow tube that begins behind the nose and goes down to the neck, becoming part of the tube that ex...

Oropharyngeal Cancer
... What is cancer of the oropharynx? Cancer of the oropharynx is a disease in which cancer cells are found in the tissues of the oropharynx. The oropharynx is the middle part of the throat (also called t...

To the "Mountaintop" and Back
... Looking in the mirror one morning just a few years ago, Richard Rohn noticed a large lump on the left side of his neck, just above his clavicle. It seemed to arise overnight, out of nowhere. At the lo...

Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment
... Treatment may be one of the following Radiation therapy or surgery.A clinical trial of new ways of giving radiation therapy. Treatment will be surgery to remove the cancer or radiation therapy. Treatm...

Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment
... Oropharyngeal cancer is uncommon; in the United States, an estimated 8300 new cases of pharyngeal cancer, including cancers of the oropharynx and hypopharynx, are diagnosed each year, with an estimate...