Henry Ford Hospital study has identified 231 new genes associated with head and neck cancer

Henry Ford Hospital study has identified 231 new genes associated with head and neck cancer, one of the most deadly cancers responsible for 2.1 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States.
Results from the study were presented Sunday, Oct. 4 at the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual [...]

Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting in San Diego

In a paper presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in San Diego, researchers examined the effects of curcumin on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) growths and found that Curcumin, the compound that gives curry powder its yellow/orange color, [...]

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center’s findings

On October 9 2009, the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center’s findings were released. In recent research they found an increasing number or rare head and neck cancer cases were linked to HPV. This specific cancer is called nasopharyngeal cancer; in these cases the tumor grows in the space behind the nose and at [...]