Gum (gingival) cancer is a rare type of oral cancer. Gingival cancer grows in the thin skin layer protecting your teeth. The skin layer is also called your gingiva. It covers your upper and lower jaws ...

Stage III oral cavity cancer is characterized by larger tumors or lymph node involvement, often diagnosed through physical exams, biopsies, and imaging scans. Treatment typically involves a ...

Head and neck cancer is a broad term for several types of cancers that include the mouth (oral cavity), throat (pharynx), voice box (larynx), sinuses and nose cavity, and salivary glands. Head and ...

Loyola researchers have identified a tumor gene that may help to predict survival outcomes in patients with cancer of the mouth and tongue. If the gene is expressed (turned on), patients are 4.6 times ...

She had to undergo a "life-changing surgery" where surgeons removed her tongue and reconstructed it using skin from her tattooed arm It took her months to relearn how to talk, she said, explaining ...

Hard palate cancer is a type of cancer that starts on the roof of your mouth, known as the palate. This area has two sections: the soft part toward the back of your mouth and the hard, bony part at ...

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Jessica Tappenden-Rowell, 23, had her tongue rebuilt with a skin graft from her tattooed forearm Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and ...