Cancer of the salivary gland is not very common. Only about 2,500 cases are diagnosed in the United States each year.
So, how do you know if you have salivary gland cancer? Will you suddenly start drooling or have a really dry mouth? How is salivary gland cancer usually diagnosed?
We went to head and neck surgeon Amy Hessel, M.D., for answers.
What are the symptoms of salivary gland cancer?
Out in the...
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Before I was diagnosed with stage IV salivary gland cancer at age 65, I’d thought of MD Anderson as a place where only people with serious, life-threatening cancers went.
I didn’t realize the difference between MD Anderson and other medical facilities until I went there myself for salivary gland cancer treatment in 2019. But once I started connecting with other cancer patients at other hospitals on social media, I found out very...
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Unlike...
Most people experience a canker sore at some point in their lives. These small, often painful lesions can appear on any moist, fleshy surface...
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