In a study of patients who smoked when they were diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, those who quit smoking before starting chemotherapy or radiation responded better to treatment, were less likely to need their voice boxes surgically removed, and lived significantly longer than those who continued to smoke.
Chewing tobacco significantly increases the risk of strokes and several types of cancer, revealing critical health implications for its 270 million global users.
An epidemic of sexually transmitted HPV is now swirling around the US and the UK. Some serious cases have led to oropharyngeal cancer, which can affect the back of the throat, tonsils, and tongue.