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First-Ever Detection For Early Head And Neck Cancers Under Development
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 — A new blood test can potentially detect head and neck cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) up to 10 years before symptoms appear, a new study says. The test, called H...
Deescalated Radiotherapy Tolerated After Surgery for HPV-Linked Oropharyngeal Cancer
THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 – For patients following surgery for human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, a deescalated regimen of adjuvant radiotherapy is more...
HHS Withdraws Report Linking Alcohol To Higher Cancer Risks
MONDAY, Sept. 8, 2025 — Federal health officials have withdrawn a government report warning that even small amounts of alcohol could raise the risk of cancer and other serious health problems. The mo...
AI Uses Voice To Detect Throat Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 — A person’s own voice might soon be a means of detecting whether they’re suffering throat cancer, a new study says. Men with cancer of the larynx, or voice box, have disti...
Harmonic-to-Noise Ratio Could Identify Early Laryngeal Cancer
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2025 – Acoustic features, specifically harmonic-to-noise ratio (HNR) and its variability, could be promising for early detection of vocal fold lesions, according to a study...
Cannabis Use Disorder Linked to Increased Risk for Oral Cancer
FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025 – Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is associated with an increased risk for oral cancer, according to a study published in the September issue of Preventive Medicine Reports. Raphael...
Heavy Weed Use Brings High Risk for Oral Cancers
FRIDAY, August 1, 2025 — Folks who smoke a lot of marijuana could be facing a more than four-fold odds of developing an oral cancer, new research suggests. “Cannabis smoke contains many of the same ca...
Updated Guidance Improves Staging of HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer
MONDAY, July 21, 2025 – Version nine of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and Union for International Cancer Control staging system (AJCC9V) human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive...
Adding Pembrolizumab to Standard Care Ups Event-Free Survival in Head, Neck Cancer
FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 – For patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the addition of neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab to standard care significantly...
FDA Approves Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for PD-L1+ Resectable Locally Advanced Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma as Neoadjuvant Treatment, Continued as Adjuvant Treatment Combined With Radiotherapy
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) June 13, 2025 – Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved...
HPV Genome Sequencing Superior in Detecting Head & Neck Cancer
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 – Human papillomavirus (HPV) whole-genome sequencing (WGS)-based circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) detection has the highest sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy for...
Survivorship Interest, Knowledge Limited in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – About one-third of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) survivors who have undergone radiation therapy (RT) are interested in, prioritize, and have information related...
Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Assists Jaw Reconstruction
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 – Computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques can improve some key clinical outcomes for patients undergoing jaw reconstruction after surgery for head and neck...
Cancer Patient Avoided Side Effects With New Advance In Radiation Therapy
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 — Tiffiney Beard expected a rough road ahead after her April 2024 diagnosis with a rare cancer of the salivary glands. Tumors from adenoid cystic carcinoma target the body’s ner...
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Increases Oral Cavity Cancer Risk in Women
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – High sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake is associated with an increased risk for oral cavity cancer (OCC) in women, according to a study published online March 13 in...