Head and Neck Cancer Cancer Care provides free, professional support services for people affected by head and neck cancer, as well as head and neck cancer treatment information and additional resources.
Research Advocacy Network Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC) ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. Triage Cancer Vital Options International This program is supported by Bicara Therapeutics and an educational grant from Johnson & Johnson.
Ask Cancer Care Featured experts answer your questions about coping with cancer. Q. What are the symptoms for head and neck cancer?
Oral and head and neck cancer occurs when the cells found in the head and neck begin to change and grow uncontrollably, forming a tumor (also called a nodule), which can be either cancerous or benign. The main types of oral and head and neck cancer are laryngeal cancer, pharyngeal cancer, oropharyngeal cancer and nasopharyngeal cancer.
CancerCare’s Co-Payment Assistance Fund helps people with head and neck cancer access the prescribed treatments they need.
Most head and neck cancers develop in squamous cells—the thin, flat cells that form the inside the lining of many parts of the head and neck. Men are about twice as likely as women to develop head and neck cancer. The leading cause for the past several decades has been tobacco use, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco and snuff.
Head and neck cancers includes cancer of the mouth, throat, voicebox, nasal passages, salivary glands and sinuses. In this group led by an oncology social worker, patients give support to each other and share resources and information.