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World Trade Center Responders at Higher Risk for Head, Neck Cancers

The findings of the study are published in the International Journal of Cancer. Rutgers study has found a significant increase in head and neck cancers among workers and volunteers who responded to th... read more

The Symptoms Of Head And Neck Cancer You Should Know About

Each year, more than 1 million people are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. We’re familiar with the more common types - cancers of the breast, lungs, and prostate, for example- but did you k... read more

9/11 First Responders Face Greater Head and Neck Cancer Risks

Workers and volunteers who responded to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001, have shown a significant increase in head and neck cancers, according to Rutgers Un... read more

World Trade Center Responders at Increased Risk for Head and Neck Cancers, Rutgers Study Finds

The study, which is the first to report on head and neck cancers in WTC first responders, found a 40 percent increase in diagnosis of these diseases between 2009 and 2012. The study appears in the Int... read more

Head and neck cancers spike in 9/11 responders

The most prevalent increases were oropharyngeal cancers, which are often associated with HPV infection, and laryngeal cancer, but not oral and nasal cancers. The researchers also found that head and n... read more

APOBEC-induced mutations and their cancer effect size in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Recent studies have revealed the mutational signatures underlying the somatic evolution of cancer, and the prevalences of associated somatic genetic variants. Here we estimate the intensity of positiv... read more

Neck Pain and Cancer

Neck pain is a common discomfort. While many of its causes are treatable, pain that increases in severity and duration may lead you to wonder if it’s a symptom of cancer. According to the National Can... read more

Checkup leads to cancer diagnosis and eventual recovery for Houston man

Karni, M.D., a UT Physicians otorhinolaryngologist and chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, it was determined that Lentola needed a biopsy. “I found out it was tonsil cancer,” sai... read more

UAB Medicine offers head and neck cancer support group

UAB Medicine is offering head and neck cancer patients and their families a way to cope with the pain that comes with the disease. Members of the Head and Neck Oncology Program at the University of Al... read more

World Trade Center responders at increased risk for head and neck cancers

Researchers analyzed data from 33,809 members of the World Trade Center General Responder cohort and determined 73 had been diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Investigators compared incidence in tha... read more