Limiting toxicity by reducing the amount of mucosa exposed to radiation is a logical and practical way of minimizing the damage from radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancers.

Poor oral hygiene can lead to cavities, which increase the chance of developing certain cancers. Read about the connection, ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center have demonstrated the potential of a novel ...

About 60 percent of all cancer patients in the United States receive radiation therapy as part of their treatment.

Researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrated the potential of a novel treatment approach including immunotherapy to treat advanced human papillomavirus ...

Department of Radiation Oncology and the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) analyzed the pre-treatment CT scans of patients with head and neck ...

A multilevel, navigation-based intervention led to more timely initiation of postoperative radiation therapy vs ... in research into head and neck cancer has become less equitable over the ...

Englewood Health appointed Dr. Malay S. Rao as the new chief of radiation oncology at The Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center.

with more than 30 scales now applicable in the treatment of head and neck cancer. [3] A clear distinction is now made between "stomatitis" and "radiation mucositis," with the former defined as a ...