Do you dislike your voice? You're not alone
In research published last month in The Laryngoscope, Dr. Matthew Naunheim and the team at Mass Eye and Ear surveyed 1,522 people to explore three unanswered questions in laryngology:
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Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases: News and Research on Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms
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Findings from disability weights measurement in China with a focus on the effect of disease burden
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is a systematic study that compares the magnitude of health losses to various diseases and injuries worldwide. Disability weights are crucial for quantifying health loss associated with ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Cis-regulatory sequences indicative of nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk identified
Research led by the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in China has highlighted genetic risks for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In a paper titled "High-throughput identification of regulatory elements and functional assays ...
Cancer experts warn about wave of HPV-related cancers in adults
Experts are concerned about rapidly rising rates of HPV-related throat and mouth cancers, noting that if this trend continues, they could quickly be among the most common forms of cancer in adults between ages 45 and 65.
Jun 12, 2023
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Thesis explores prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a type of cancer that occurs in the nasopharynx, which is located behind the nose and above the back of the throat. NPC has a geographically skewed distribution worldwide, with high incidence ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Dual immunotherapy shows promise to treat recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer
A team led by the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) with members from Singapore General Hospital, A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), National University ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Oral sex is now the leading risk factor for throat cancer, says researcher
Over the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in throat cancer in the west, to the extent that some have called it an epidemic. This has been due to a large rise in a specific type of throat cancer called oropharyngeal ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Examining three types of head and neck cancers
April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about three types of cancer that affect these areas of the body.
Apr 21, 2023
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Young adults with cancer at greater risk for HPV-related cancers
A team of researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah (the U) found that human papillomavirus-related cancer diagnoses are more common in adolescent and young adults (AYAs) who have previously had ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Stereotactic radiosurgery found to be effective for treatment of vestibular schwannomas in neurofibromatosis type 2
Vestibular schwannomas related to neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) are difficult to manage and are sometimes treated with a noninvasive option, stereotactic radiosurgery. A retrospective study conducted by an international, ...
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