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April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month
The American Cancer Society estimates that in the United States, approximately 3-5 percent of all cancers will be in the head and neck region. In 2023, an estimated 54,540 Americans (39,290 men and 15,250 women) will develop head and neck cancers and 11,580 (8,140 men and 3,440 women) will die of the disease this year. These tumors can begin anywhere in the head and neck region. Learn how radiation therapy is used to treat head and neck cancers.
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Immunotherapy is a type of drug or medication that can block the signals that cancer cells use to “hide” from our immune system. Blocking these signals allows the immune system to fight cancer in a very different way than other treatments like chemotherapy or radiation therapy, which directly damage cancer cells.
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