The esophagus and pharynx have been opened to show the connections of the nasal cavity, oral cavity, larynx, and esophagus into the pharynx. The arrow (b, bottom left) represents the path that food ...

The process of swallowing (Figure 1) includes the conscious effort to ingest food and the largely subconscious (reflex) efforts of preparing the bolus to be swallowed (preparatory phase), transferring ...

FIVE hundred and sixty-six patients with cancer of the oral cavity, the pharynx and the larynx have been seen at the Boston Veterans Administration Hospital from its opening in July, 1952, through ...

April 12, 2010 — More than 70% of all squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) occurs in the developing world, where healthcare resources are typically limited, according to a paper ...

The head and neck can be conceptualized by dividing it into the following segments: (1) nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, (2) oral cavity, (3) pharynx, (4) larynx, (5) salivary glands, and (6) ...

Medicare recipients with head and neck cancer commonly do not complete radiation therapy without interruptions or at all, according to a new report. Patients who have surgery before radiation ...

Objectives—To investigate whether employment in dry cleaning, and potential exposure to perchloroethylene (PCE), were associated with increased risk of carcinoma of the oral cavity and pharynx, larynx ...

Among workers employed in factories producing carbon graphite products the risk of cancer due to exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was estimated. In one cohort (plant A), a cancer incidence ...

Reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption reduces the risk of developing oral cavity and esophagus cancers, according to a special report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer. But ...

DNA in cancerous tissues of tobacco smokers shows mutation patterns that differ from those in cancerous tissues of nonsmokers, a new analysis finds. The new study, in the Nov. 4 Science, reveals how ...

As part of one of the first medical colleges in the United States, the Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery has a long history of providing excellence in education, research and patient ...

Surgery for oral cancer aims to remove cancerous cells and a small margin of healthy tissue. The type and extent of cancer will determine the type of surgery doctors recommend. Oral cancer is a ...