POLYPHENOL AND EXERCISE INDUCED MOLECULAR CROSSTALK: A NEW FRONTIER IN BRAIN FUNCTION AND HEAD AND NECK CANCER THERAPY

A study published in Frontiers by XiuLei Mao and Sha Yang studies the incidence of polyphenols in head and neck cancer. Polyphenols are naturally occurring micronutrients found exclusively in plant-based foods (herbs and spices, fruits, nuts and seeds, vegetables, cocoa powder and coffee) Emerging evidence highlights the synergistic potential of polyphenols and exercise in modulating […]

Current status and perspective of immunotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Current status and perspective of immunotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Introduction: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), has still a high mortality rate even if several multimodal treatments have been developed in the advanced stages. Areas covered: In recent years, immunotherapy was introduced for the treatment of advanced and metastatic HNSCC […]

THYROID CANCER

THYROID CANCER Early molecular changes that begin the first steps of thyroid cancer growth. Thyroid cancer begins when certain cells in the thyroid gland develop genetic changes that disturb their normal control systems. The immune system notices the unusual behavior, but the growing cells often develop ways to avoid detection. Video source: thedoctorasky on Instagram

HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

Squamous cell carcinoma is a cancer that arises from cells called squamous cells. The strongest risk factors are: tobacco alcohol consumption infection of human papillomavirus (HPV) Early diagnosis can save your live! Listen 👆 and share

HEAD AND NECK SYMPTOMS

HEAD AND NECK SYMPTOMS Head and neck symptoms include: persistent sore throat lumps in the neck or mouth difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) voice changes/hoarseness non-healing mouth sores persistent ear pain. Other symptoms include: nasal obstruction bleeding unexplained weight loss facial numbness Don’t ignore the symptoms. Early diagnosis can save your life!

AI COULD SOON DETECT EARLY VOICE BOX CANCER FROM THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE

AI COULD SOON DETECT EARLY VOICE BOX CANCER FROM THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE Researchers have shown that patients with benign vocal fold lesions and laryngeal cancer can be distinguished through acoustic features of the voice, especially the harmonic-to-noise ratio and its variation within speech. Now that the proof-of-principle has been established, this task can […]

GROWTH OF CANCER CELLS

A tumor grows when normal cells develop genetic mutations that disrupt their normal growth signals, causing them to divide uncontrollably, ignore programmed cell death, and accumulate into a mass, forming either non-cancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant) growths that can invade tissues and spread