“Alcohol gets broken down into a chemical called acetaldehyde, which is toxic and can damage your DNA, increasing the risk of ...

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Throat cancer symptoms often include visible sores, a swollen tongue, and lumps in the throat or neck. Thickened white patches on the lining of the pharynx ...

First, oral sex doesn’t always lead to cancer – the vast majority of people who engage in oral sex will not develop throat or mouth cancer. While HPV presents a significant risk factor, ...

The organization estimates that 59,660 new cases of mouth and throat cancer will be diagnosed this year, continuing a troubling upward trend since the mid-2000s. Oral cancers are most common in ...

The cancer strikes the middle portion of the throat, behind the mouth. That area includes the soft palate, tonsils, back of the tongue and the sides and back of the throat.

However, since the early 1970s, there has been a steady increase in cancers of the throat, tongue, and tonsils that are linked to HPV,” said Dr. Nicole Fowler, otolaryngologist and head and neck ...

Head and neck cancers arise in the nasal cavity, sinuses, lips, mouth, salivary glands, throat or larynx. As per the National ...

Finally, an ear, nose and throat doctor biopsied her tongue and figured out what caused her headaches — Stage 4 tongue cancer. “It wasn’t until I saw a specialist that I found out what I was ...

Cancer patient describes losing taste, raw throat and permanent jaw damage. Sept. 3, 2010— -- Scott, a 66-year-old high-tech consultant from Silicon Valley, thought the small lump he detected ...

Beth Riehle tells PEOPLE how on March 11, 2024, she was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, the most common form of tongue cancer. ... (ear, nose and throat) doctor. One Friday, she went to ...

Mouth and throat cancer survivors often become unable to swallow or eat solid foods around the same time they become unable to speak, making it difficult to join family gatherings that revolve around ...