Head and Neck Oncology

Head and Neck Oncology




Overview


Head and neck cancers include cancers in the larynx, throat, lips, mouth, nose, and salivary glands.


These cancers can start —


  • In the sinuses (the spaces around the nose on the inside of the skull).
  • Inside and behind the nose.
  • In the mouth, including the tongue, the gums, and the roof of the mouth.
  • In the back of the mouth and the throat (pharynx), which includes three sections called the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx
  • In the larynx (voice box).
  • On the lips, although cancer on the lips is a type of skin cancer.
  • In the glands that make saliva for the mouth, but those are relatively rare.

Types of head and neck cancer: