People with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) now have a new treatment option that could extend their lives with fewer side effects. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

A Merus drug, combined with Keytruda, shows preliminary survival gains in newly diagnosed metastatic head and neck cancer ...

Patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer who received the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab before, during and after standard-of-care surgery had longer event-free survival ...

First-line treatment with a Keytruda combo had an overall survival of 17.6 months in some with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

While Keytruda stands to become a new standard of care in resectable head and neck cancer, some questions remain.

Patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer who received the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab before, during and after standard-of-care surgery had longer event-free survival ...

In part 2 of this interview, Ravindra Uppaluri, MD, PhD, director of head and neck surgical oncology at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, lead investigator of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-689 trial ...

April is head and neck cancer awareness month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about a group of cancers that often go unnoticed until it's too late. These ...

Learn the early signs of head and neck cancer, such as persistent lumps, voice changes, and trouble swallowing. Early detection leads to better outcomes — consult your doctor if symptoms arise.

Vered, M. and Wright, J.M. (2022) Update from the 5th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumors Odontogenic and Maxillofacial Bone Tumours. Head and Neck ...

A recent study published in JAMA Oncology presents promising new data on a treatment regimen beneficial to patients with a subset of head and neck cancer known as oropharyngeal cancer. A rare ...

A new study found that drinking certain amounts of caffeinated coffee and tea was linked to a decreased risk for head and neck cancer compared to not drinking these beverages.