The palate — or roof of the mouth — consists of two sections. The soft area toward the back of the mouth is considered a part of the throat. The hard, bony part closer to the front is considered a part of the oral cavity.
Cancer of the hard palate isn’t very common. Only about 54,000 cases are diagnosed each year worldwide.
To learn more about this rare cancer — including how it is diagnosed and treated — we spoke with head...
Gum disease is far more common than any type of gum cancer.
But how do you know if you have gingivitis, periodontitis or cancer...
Chest pain, shortness of breath and a persistent cough can all be symptoms of lung cancer.
But they can also be signs of other conditions...
Beating a nicotine addiction is one of the toughest things a person can do, but it can be one of the best things for your health. Nicotine usually consumed through smoking, snorting or chewing leaves from the tobacco plant, which all cause cancer and other health problems. But now companies offer synthetic nicotine – a human-made nicotine that offers a nicotine hit without the tobacco.
We talked to Jennifer Cofer, director of the...
Roughly 85% of all lung cancer diagnoses are caused by smoking. But what does smoking actually do to your lungs?
Does the lung...
Cigarette smoking has been on the decline for years. But menthol cigarettes are one segment of the tobacco market that has remained strong...
I was just 11 when I started smoking in the 1980s. Finding cigarettes was easy. My mom was a smoker, and when she reached the end of a pack...
Most people who are diagnosed with throat cancer won’t see anything unusual if they look in the mirror, open their mouths and say, “Ahhhh....
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women, and the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. Yet, there are still...
As a child, researcher Surendranath Shastri, M.D., D.Ph., worshiped his dad. “He was a lifetime smoker, so I thought it was cool to smoke,...