Tonsil cancer is the most common form of oropharyngeal (throat) cancer. But among all types of cancer, tonsil cancer is still relatively rare, affecting a little more than eight out of 100,000 people.

Genetic testing can identify patients with HPV-positive throat cancer who may benefit from lower radiation doses, according to Cleveland Clinic research. The study, published in the Journal of ...

After radiation therapy, certain cancer patients face a lingering question: Is a troubling lesion a return of the cancer, or ...

A newly approved National Cancer Institute-funded clinical trial aims to improve survival for head and neck cancer patients ...

A Phase III clinical trial including patients at the University of Oklahoma found that proton therapy improved survival and resulted in fewer side effects among people with head and neck cancer. The ...

Epworth Richmond is the first hospital in Australia to remove a cancer in the throat using new advanced robotic ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Mysta Bee, a young artist battling throat cancer, is advancing to the next phase of his treatment plan. Diagnosed after a mass on his neck left him unable to breathe, Mysta Bee, ...

NEW YORK -- JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon has throat cancer that will require radiation and chemotherapy treatment this summer. Dimon disclosed his condition in a message late Tuesday addressed ...

Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It affects the cells in the middle part of your throat, or what’s called the oropharynx. Early signs are easy to miss. “We can't see that area ...

About 60 percent of all cancer patients in the United States receive radiation therapy as part of their treatment. However, this radiation can have severe side effects that often end up being too ...