The five-year survival rate for U.S. patients with cancer of the base of the tongue or tonsils doubled between 1980 and 2002, according to a new study in Cancer Causes & Control (January 2012, Vol. 23 ...
Survival rates among U.S. patients with cancer of the tonsils and base of the tongue have improved dramatically in the last 20 years, according to a study in Cancer Causes and Control (January 2012, ...
Sanford Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., is the first in the region to offer robotic surgery to treat tongue and tonsil cancer, according to a hospital news release. Surgeons John Lee, MD, and W.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a series of markers that indicate which patients are more likely to survive cancers of the base of ...
My brother had lingering hoarseness and a sore throat. When he finally went to the doctor, he was diagnosed with tonsil ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The best time to identify signs of obstructive sleep apnea may not be at night while snoozing in bed but, instead, while sitting in the dentist’s chair. According to a new study led by ...
Not only are tonsil stones a "thing," they're far more prevalent than they're discussed. One woman details her year-long ...
A college student with ulcers blamed it on stress from exams — but ended up needing to have the majority of her tongue removed and then reconstructed when it turned out to be cancer. Rachel Morton ...
My wife complained about my bad breath for months. Even after brushing my teeth, scraping my tongue with a tongue scraper, and gargling with mouthwash, a foul odor wafted from my mouth when I spoke.