A MAN whose cancer symptoms were dismissed as laryngitis was told he had six months to live – unless he underwent surgery that robbed him of the ability to speak. Warwick Smith, 67, knew ...

A Scots woman had to have skin and muscle removed from her arm to fix a hole in her throat after beating a very rare cancer. Victoria Christie, from Glasgow, noticed a lump in her mouth getting ...

Head and neck surgical, radiation, and medical oncologists in the Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of early stage and ...

Mehanna says the virus is sexually transmitted, and the primary risk factor for developing oropharyngeal cancer is the number of lifetime sexual partners, particularly those involving oral sex.

“The HPV virus that causes cervical cancer has many sub-types that can easily be transmitted through oral sex, and eventually cause throat or pharyngeal cancer,” said Dr Wahome. Patients are ...