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Head and Neck Cancer
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention/Screening
- Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Disease Management
- Specific Conditions
- Related Issues
- Clinical Trials
- Research
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Directories
- Organizations
- Statistics
- Children
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Head and Neck Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Head and Neck Cancer (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- 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
- Treatment
- Chemotherapy and Radiation Together May Help Save Voicebox (National Cancer Institute)
- Head and Neck Cancer (Radiological Society of North America)
- Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer: Surgery (American Cancer Society)
- Treatment Choices By Stage of Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- What Are the Risk Factors for Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
Also available in: Spanish - What Are the Risk Factors for Nasopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Laryngeal Cancer (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
Disease Management
- 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)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- 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 - What Is Cancer of Unknown Primary? (American Cancer Society)
- What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Larynx (National Cancer Institute)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Cigarette Smoking and Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Do We Know What Causes Nasopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- Head and Neck Radiation Treatment and Your Mouth (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
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 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)
Clinical Trials
- 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)
Research
- Research
- Cetuximab (Erbitux�) Plus Radiation Boosts Survival for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- What's New in Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
- What's New in Nasopharyngeal Cancer Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
Directories
- 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
- Organizations
- American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery
- American Cancer Society
- National Cancer Institute
Statistics
- Statistics
- What Are the Key Statistics about Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancers? (American Cancer Society)
- What Are the Key Statistics about Nasopharyngeal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)