Head and Neck Cancer

• Latest News
• Betel Quid Linked to Head and Neck Cancers (10/19/2004, United Press International)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Head and Neck Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)

• Overviews
• Head and Neck Cancer (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Can Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society)
• Can Nasopharyngeal Cancer Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society)
• Computed Tomography (CT): Head (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• How Are Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer Staged? (American Cancer Society)
• How Are Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancers Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
• How is Nasopharyngeal Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
• How is Nasopharyngeal Cancer Staged? (American Cancer Society)
• MR Imaging (MRI): Head (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

• Treatment
• Chemotherapy and Radiation Together May Help Save Voicebox (National Cancer Institute)
• Head and Neck Radiation Treatment and Your Mouth (National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Hypopharyngeal Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Laryngeal Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
• Nasopharyngeal Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Oropharyngeal Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Head and Neck Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Laryngeal Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Pharyngeal Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Cigarette Smoking and Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Nasopharyngeal Cancer (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Questions and Answers about Cigar Smoking and Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
• Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
• Swallowing Problems after Head and Neck Cancer (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
• What Is Cancer of Unknown Primary? (American Cancer Society)
• What is Nasopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
• What Should You Ask Your Doctor About Laryngeal or Hypopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
• What Should You Ask Your Doctor About Nasopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
• What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Larynx (National Cancer Institute)

• Prevention/Screening
• What are the Risk Factors for Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
• What are the Risk Factors for Nasopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)

• Disease Management
• Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer: What Happens after Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
• Nasopharyngeal Cancer: What Happens after Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
• Tracheostomy Care (American Head and Neck Society)

• Rehabilitation
• Laryngeal Cancer (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)

• Research
• Anemia Drug May Weaken Radiation Treatments for Head and Neck Cancers (American Cancer Society)
• Cetuximab (Erbitux®) Plus Radiation Boosts Survival for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
• Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiation Best for Cancer of the Vocal Cords (American Cancer Society)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)

• Directories
• Find an Otolaryngologist (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
• Finding Your Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
• National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Organizations
• American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute

• Statistics
• What Are the Key Statistics About Nasopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
• What Are the Key Statistics for Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancers? (American Cancer Society)

• Children
• Cervical Teratoma (Children's Hospital Boston)