Stage III oral cavity cancer is characterized by larger tumors or lymph node involvement, often diagnosed through physical ...

The cell type and location of oral cancer can influence your treatment options and outlook. “Oral cancer” is an umbrella term that includes cancers that develop in your mouth and throat areas. These ...

Oral cancer is a common cancer that affects the head and neck region. Around 50% of oral cancer patients do not survive for more than five years even after treatment as many patients seek medical help ...

Doctors use stages to describe the growth and spread of cancers. Stage 4, or IV, oral cancer means cancer has spread to a nearby lymph node or another part of the body. Cancers happen when cells start ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Key Takeaways Oral cancer often shows up as a sore or pain in the mouth that won't ...

Intratumoral heterogeneity as a predictive biomarker in immunotherapy for advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is offering free oral cancer screenings to the public during the last week of April. The screenings, hosted by the departments of Otolaryngology and Oral and ...

Oral mucosa cancer starts in the mucosa, which is the lining of the mouth. Tobacco use is the biggest risk factor, but alcohol consumption and HPV infection can also increase the risk. The main ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) proudly provides a six-year dual degree residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Founded in 1948, we are one of the oldest and most robust ...

For the first time, scientists have identified 27 bacteria and fungi living in our mouths that are implicated in the development of pancreatic cancer. Collectively, housing all of the bad microbes ...

A patient with head and neck cancer received the first 3D-printed titanium lower jaw in a successful operation, according to an August 4 press release from the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NCI). The ...