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Childhood Salivary Gland Tumors (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Salivary gland tumors are abnormal growths that can form in the salivary glands. They can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancerous). Although benign tumors do not spread to other parts of the body, they may require treatment to stop them from continuing to grow and press on nearby tissue. Cancerous tumors can...
Oral Cancer
What is oral cancer? Oral cancer is the growth of abnormal cells in any part of the mouth or lips. Most oral cancers start in the lining of the lips or mouth where you have thin, flat cells called squamous cells. This type of cancer may also be called oral cavity cancer or oropharyngeal cancer. What puts you at risk...
Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Lip and oral cavity cancer is a disease that starts in lips or mouth. The oral cavity refers to the mouth. It includes: the front two thirds of the tongue, the gingiva (gums) the buccal mucosa (the lining of the inside of the cheeks) the floor (bottom) of the mouth under the tongue, the hard palate (the roof of the...
Childhood Oral Cavity Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood oral cavity cancer is a rare type of cancer that forms in the mouth. There are several types of oral cavity cancers, including lymphoma, sarcoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Most of the tumors (more than 90%) that children get in their mouth are not cancer. All types of tumors in the...
Oral Cavity and Nasopharyngeal Cancers Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time symptoms appear, cancer may have begun to spread. Scientists are trying to better understand which people are more likely to...
Salivary Gland Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Salivary gland cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the salivary glands. The salivary glands make saliva and release it into the mouth. Saliva has enzymes that help digest food and antibodies that help protect against infections of the mouth and throat. There are 3 pairs of...
Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer that starts in the tissues of the oropharynx. The pharynx is a hollow tube in the neck about 5 inches long that is made up of three parts: The nasopharynx is the upper part of the pharynx, located behind the nose. The nostrils are connected to the nasopharynx...
Oral Cavity, Oropharyngeal, Hypopharyngeal, and Laryngeal Cancers Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the chance of getting cancer. By preventing cancer, the number of new cases of cancer in a group or population is lowered. Hopefully, this will lower the number of deaths caused by cancer. To prevent new cancers from starting, scientists look at risk factors and protective...
Oral Complications of Cancer Therapies (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Oral complications are common in cancer patients, especially those with head and neck cancer. Complications are new medical problems that occur during or after a disease, procedure, or treatment and that make recovery harder. The complications may be side effects of the disease or treatment, or they may have other...