To decrease HNC incidence, measures to reduce tobacco use and alcohol consumption
remain essential. Improvement of HPV vaccination coverage is also a major objective …

Characterizing the epidemiology of head and neck cancers is challenging and has received
limited attention in the medical literature. Traditionally, 80%-90% of head and neck …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a group of malignancies, involving
the oral cavity, pharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, nasal cavity, and salivary glands, that together …

Although more common in developing countries, over 11,000 deaths will occur in the United
States from head and neck cancer in 2004. Squamous cell carcinomas account for the vast …

The trends in head and neck cancer incidence and smoking prevalence are reviewed,
discussing where such trends parallel but also how and why they may not. In the US, public …

Malignancies of the head and neck affect a variety of anatomic subsites, including the skin,
oral cavity, oropharynx, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, paranasal sinuses, and salivary …

Survival from head and neck cancers (HNCs) of the lip, oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx has
increased by 10% over the past few decades. Little over half of patients who develop HNCs …

Introduction Head and neck cancer appears to be increasing in incidence, with potential
changes in aetiology proposed. This paper aims to provide a narrative overview of the …

The presence or absence of human papillomavirus in patients with squamous cell
carcinoma of the head and neck is a new parameter for prediction of long-term outcome of …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is now established as the principal cause of an increase in
incidence of a subset of head and neck squamous cell cancers (HNCs) in numerous …