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Results 1 - 10 of 33 for Mouth cancer
  1. Oral Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... flat cells that cover the surfaces of your mouth, tongue, and lips. The cancer cells may spread into deeper tissue as the ...
  2. Salivary Gland Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... you digest your food. It also cleans your mouth and contains antibodies that can kill germs. Salivary gland cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. ...
  3. Head and Neck Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Head and neck cancer is the name for cancers that develop in the mouth, nose and sinuses, salivary glands, and throat and voice box (larynx). Most head and neck cancers are squamous cell cancers. They begin in the ...
  4. Cancer--Living with Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    Learning to live with cancer Cancer is a common disease. Almost 40 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetimes. Even though ...
  5. Dry Mouth (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is saliva? Saliva, or spit, is made by your salivary glands. It helps keep you and your mouth healthy. For example: It moistens and breaks down the ...
  6. Esophagus Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... tube that carries food and liquids from your mouth to the stomach. You may not be ... cancer, and eosinophilic esophagitis. Doctors may use various tests ...
  7. Smokeless Tobacco (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... teeth White patches or red sores in the mouth that can turn to cancer Recent research shows the dangers of smokeless tobacco may go beyond the mouth. It might also play a role in other cancers, heart disease and stroke. Smokeless tobacco contains more ...
  8. Cancer Chemotherapy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... clinic. You might be given the medicines by mouth, in a shot, as a cream, through a catheter, or intravenously (by IV). Your treatment plan will depend on the type of cancer you have, which chemotherapy medicines are used, the ...
  9. Mouth Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your mouth is one of the most important parts of your body. It has many different functions. It allows you to: Take in food and drink Breathe in air Start ...
  10. Throat Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    Throat cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. Throat cancer has different names, depending on which part of the throat is affected. The different parts of ...
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