Transoral (through-the-mouth) laser surgery to remove cancer at the base of the tongue is as effective as more invasive open surgery, and may improve quality of life according to a new study.

Tongue cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the cells of the tongue, and can cause lesions or tumors on your tongue. It’s a type of head and neck cancer. Tongue cancer can occur on the front of ...

A significant surgical review demonstrates the efficacy and evolving refinements of fully endoscopic transoral approaches for the resection of select skull base tumors, highlighting a trajectory ...

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a common form of skin cancer that can affect the tongue. At stage 1, it is highly treatable. There may be a visible sore on the tongue, but not always. SCC is the most ...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, also known as oral tongue cancer, is an aggressive form of cancer that generally affects older people. Patients with the disease often find it difficult to eat, ...

Researchers have found a series of markers that indicate which patients are more likely to survive cancers of the base of the tongue and tonsils. Most notably, they found that cancers linked to HPV, ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — A high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy boost after external-beam radiotherapy is associated with "acceptable" local control and overall survival in base-of-tongue cancer, ...