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Molecular fingerprint discovered that may improve outcomes for head and neck cancer patients

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for Einstein, have found a biomarker in head and neck cancers that can predict whether a patient's ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study links 23 microRNAs to laryngeal cancer

A Henry Ford Hospital study has identified 23 microRNAs for laryngeal cancer, a discovery that could yield new insight into what causes certain cells to grow and become cancerous tumors in the voice box.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Robotic surgery effective for removing hard-to-reach throat cancer

Robotic surgery has become a mainstream tool for removing an ever-increasing variety of head and neck tumors. Now, a team of head and neck surgeons from Mayo Clinic has found robotic surgery can treat cancer in the narrow, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Woman can speak again after voice box transplant

(AP) -- A woman is able to speak again after she had a rare operation to replace her voice box, her doctors said.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds voice box can be preserved, even with the largest cancers

Some patients with large tumors on their larynx can preserve their speech by opting for chemotherapy and radiation over surgery to remove the voice box.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1