Head & Neck Cancer
Head and neck cancers can have many different names depending on where the cancer starts. For example, cancers that start in the throat (pharynx), can be called nasopharyngeal (for the upper throat behind the nose), oropharyngeal (for the middle throat behind the mouth), or hypopharyngeal (for the lower throat).
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Types of Head and Neck Cancer:
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Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer
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Nasopharyngeal Cancer
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Salivary Gland Cancer
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Oral Cavity (Mouth) and Oropharyngeal (Throat) Cancer
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Nasal Cavity (Nose) and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
Symptoms:
Head and neck cancer symptoms may include a sore in the mouth and pain when swallowing. Symptoms might depend on where the cancer starts. Head and neck cancers include cancers that start in the mouth, throat, sinuses and salivary glands.
Symptoms in the mouth and throat:
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A lump in the neck that you might be able to feel through the skin. Typically the lump isn't painful.
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A sore in the mouth that won't heal.
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Coughing up blood.
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Hoarse voice.
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Loose teeth.
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Pain when swallowing.
Symptoms in the nose:
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Nosebleeds.
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Stuffy or blocked nose that doesn't go away.
Other symptoms:
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A sore on the skin of the face, neck or lips that doesn't heal.
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Ear pain.
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Losing weight without trying.