Head and Neck
Head and Neck Oncology
Overview
Head and neck cancers include cancers in the larynx, throat, lips, mouth, nose, and salivary glands.
These cancers can start —
- In the sinuses (the spaces around the nose on the inside of the skull).
- Inside and behind the nose.
- In the mouth, including the tongue, the gums, and the roof of the mouth.
- In the back of the mouth and the throat (pharynx), which includes three sections called the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx
- In the larynx (voice box).
- On the lips, although cancer on the lips is a type of skin cancer.
- In the glands that make saliva for the mouth, but those are relatively rare.
