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Most head and neck cancers occur after age 50, although these cancers can appear in younger patients, including those without known risk factors. The manifestations vary according to the stage and primary…

Treatment
At the outset it should be stated that there exists no ideal treatment for these cancers. The primary aim is, of course, cure. However, a quality…

Diagnosis
It is indeed a tragedy that even today the vast majority of these cancers are diagnosed at a late stage, given their characteristic symptoms; the fact…

Clinical Features
The clinical features of these cancers are determined by the site of origin, the local extent at presentation, and whether there are metastases. While…

Incidence
Squamous cell cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract are a significant global problem with 380,000 new cases diagnosed worldwide in 1980. Almost three quarters of these cases…

Pathology
As already stated, not all cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract are squamous cell cancers, and cancer may arise from minor salivary glands (e.g., adenocarcinoma, adenoid…

Squamous cell head and neck cancers can be divided into well-differentiated, moderately well-differentiated, and poorly differentiated categories. Patients with poorly differentiated tumors have a worse prognosis than those with well-differentiated tumors. For…

According to new research X-rays may significantly increase the risk of breast cancer in women who are genetically susceptible to the disease.

In a study of 1,600 women with high risk BRCA1…

Obese men have an increased risk of cancer recurrence after undergoing treatment with radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer, new research shows.

The findings “suggest a link to the biologic basis…

A diet high in red meat appears to raise the risk developing pancreatic cancer, Swedish researchers report in the International Journal of Cancer. The good news is that consumption of poultry…

Contrary to earlier suspicions, epilepsy is not associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers report.

“Epilepsy and long-term use of anti-epileptic drugs have been suggested to be associated…

New imaging technology that combines the power of CAT scans with the finesse of a PET scan can catch cancer and other diseases earlier, potentially boosting survival rates and cutting costs,…

Women with the highest levels of cadmium in their urine have more than a two-fold higher risk of breast cancer than women with the lowest levels, according to a new study. However,…

Research at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine shows that liver cancer is likely caused by cycles of liver cell death and renewal.

The…

Researchers have found another breast cancer gene that can greatly raise the risk of the disease in women of European heritage, according to a report published on Monday.

They…

Prostate cancer (CaP) is a presumed result of both genetic and environmental events.

It is known that a positive family history and African-American ancestry will increase the risk of developing CaP…

A new study published in the journal Respiration shows good overall diagnostic accuracy of technetium-99m (99mTc)-depreotide single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in separating malignant from benign solitary pulmonary…

Hispanic and black patients in Florida’s Miami-Dade County are more likely than white patients to have a more advanced stage of melanoma at…

Scientists in Hong Kong believe they have uncovered the trigger for leukemia, a cancer of the blood that afflicts millions worldwide.

The findings could pave the way for the design of…

What older American women say about receiving regular mammograms and what they actually do are two different things, suggests a new study.

And unlike prior studies based on…

Folate in the diet does not appear to lower the risk of developing prostate cancer, but does seem to influence disease severity somewhat, according to findings published in the…

Some women with a family history of breast cancer are opting to have surgery rather than wait up to two years for test results that would confirm whether they…

Hycamtin, in combination with other chemotherapy agents, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to treat severe cases of cervical cancer in which surgery or radiation…

Being overweight in young adulthood or later in life may raise a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer, particularly if she’s never had children, researchers have found.

In a study of…

There have been conflicting reports in the literature regarding the association of other malignancies with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

In this study by…