For patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated oropharynx cancer, assessing the presence of cancer cells beyond the lymph nodes, or extranodal extension (ENE), is critical in determining ...

The development of head and neck cancer is increasingly linked to HPV infection, which is a sexually transmitted disease. Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer that is associated with ...

In a phase 3 trial of patients with stage III or IV oropharyngeal cancer, intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) resulted in noninferior progression-free survival and better overall survival than ...

Proton radiotherapy (RT) for oropharyngeal cancer matched conventional photon therapy for slowing disease progression and led to better overall survival (OS) with less toxicity, a prospective ...

The use of PET imaging midway through oropharynx treatment may help identify patients who can de-escalate their radiation without compromising tumor control. Patients with p16-positive oropharynx ...

A team led by investigators at Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has developed and validated an artificial intelligence (AI)–based noninvasive tool that can predict the likelihood ...

An interview with Dr. Shlomo Koyfman of the Cleveland Clinic on "Management of the Neck in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline" which provides ...

Soft palate cancer is a type of oropharyngeal cancer. The oropharynx is the area at the back of the mouth and top of the throat. Soft palate cancer grows on the roof of the mouth. Soft palate cancers ...

The study covered in this summary was published on medrxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Early predictors of recurrence and overall survival are needed to guide tumor ...

Pathologists have raised concern about the link between oral sex and oropharyngeal cancers as the rate of cases continues to rise in middle-aged people. Thanks to the revised improvements to sexual ...

About 18,000 Americans are diagnosed with a new case of oropharyngeal cancer each year, with a UK head, neck and thyroid surgeon pointing the finger at oral sex. Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of head ...