When caught early, head and neck cancers have a very good prognosis — but most cases aren't diagnosed until they've reached a later stage. Our new program explores what's stopping people from getting care sooner.
Head and neck cancer is a catch-all term that includes cancers of the lips, mouth, voice box, throat and salivary glands. When caught early, these cancers have a very good prognosis, with five-year survival rates of 70% to 90% with treatment. Unfortunately, most cases aren't diagnosed until they've reached a later stage, making treatment much less effective.
While receiving a head and neck cancer diagnosis is overwhelming, what you or a loved one does next is critical. Dr. Eleni Rettig, a head and neck surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School,
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