April marks the beginning of Oral & Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. This year, more than 50,000 new cases are expected ...

April is Head neck cancer awareness month. Head and neck cancers aren’t just random, they’re often tied to things you can be aware of and act on. The more you understand the risks, the better you can ...

Many symptoms of head and neck cancer are hard to miss—a lump in the neck, persistent hoarseness, a mouth sore that doesn't ...

The simple 1-minute swallow test, recommended by scientists, can help identify deadly health conditions such as certain ...

However, head and neck cancers, encompassing malignancies of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, nasal cavity, and salivary glands ... pharyngeal cancer, and thyroid cancer. Among these, oral ...

Dry mouth is the most reported side effect following radiotherapy for the treatment of head and neck cancer, affecting up to 70% of patients due to salivary gland damage. It can lead to difficulty ...

THERE are a number of simple checks you can carry out yourself at home to give you a better insight into your overall health. There’s feeling for lumps and bumps, observing changes in moles ...

Thyroid cancer is a type of cancer that starts in your thyroid gland. A gland is an organ ... Radiation exposure. If your head or neck was exposed to radiation treatment as a child, you could ...

The Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test, or RSST, is a simple, non-invasive screening tool for oropharyngeal dysphagia, which causes difficulty swallowing, where patients are asked to swallow saliva as ...

Most salivary gland tumors are benign, and salivary gland cancers are uncommon malignancies that represent less than 5% of head and neck cancers. They are a heterogeneous group of tumors with varied ...

Swollen, infected salivary glands may also appear as lumps on the neck. On rare occasions, certain head and neck cancers can cause a lump ... Another common cause for a lump in your neck is an ...

Special to IFN Iredell Physician Network and Iredell Health System are excited to announce the opening of Iredell Ear, Nose & ...