EPSTEIN – BARR VIRUS IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a major cause of nasopharyngeal cancer (a type of head and neck cancer) and is associated with some lymphomas. The virus, which causes mono, can persist in the body and trigger genetic instability in cells, leading to tumor growth. Read and share ⬇️    

THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT (TME)

THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT (TME) This animation delves deep into the tumor microenvironment (TME) — a complex cellular domain in which a tumor resides. You can see: extracellular matrix newly-forming blood vessels cancer-associated fibroblasts various immune cells such as macrophages, T cells, B cells, dendritic cells, neutrophils, NK cells, and more cell migration that causes metastasis […]

RECOGNIZE THE EARLY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER

RECOGNIZE THE EARLY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, according to the American Association for Cancer Research, and it is important to recognize that approximately 4% of all cancer in the United States make up head and neck cancers. Moreover, the National Cancer Institute estimates […]