Head and Neck Cancer
Head and Neck cancer is a type of cancer cell that starts in the mouth, nose, or throat which begins to grow out of control.
Bardmoor Cancer Center will take careful steps stage and grade the tumor to assess the best way to create and manage your treatment plan. Our goal is to achieve the very best outcome while preserving your quality of life.
Head and neck cancer can originate from the following locations:
- Laryngeal (voice box)
- Hypopharyngeal (lower throat)
- Oropharyngeal (throat)
- Nasopharyngeal (upper throat)
- Oral cavity (mouth)
- Nasal cavity (nose)
- Paranasal sinuses (sinus)
- Salivary gland
The level of invasiveness is determined by diagnostic testing and imaging.
What are the risk factors for Head and Neck Cancer?
It may be possible to avoid some risk factors for head and neck cancer, but some are out of your control. The best plan is to catch it early. Lifestyle and hereditary factors include:
- Smoking (leading risk factor)
- Alcohol use
- Poor nutrition
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Human papillomavirus infection (HPV)
- Previous radiation to the chest/lungs/mouth/nose/throat
- Personal history of head and neck cancer
- Epstein-Barr virus infection
- Genetic syndromes
- Workplace exposures
- Family history of head and neck cancer
- Gender/Age/Race/Where you live