Head/Neck Cancers

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Cancers of the head and neck region, including oral cavity, pharyngeal, laryngeal, and salivary gland cancers.

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Active Trials

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NIH Grants

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NCI Funding

General Cancer Types(254)

NameCenters
Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v772
Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma71
Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma70
Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma69
Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma66
Stage IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v866
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma65
Stage IV Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v765
Stage IV Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v765
Stage IV Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v765
Oral Cavity Carcinoma54
Nasal Cavity Carcinoma53
Paranasal Sinus Carcinoma53
Nasopharyngeal Undifferentiated Carcinoma52
Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v852
Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v852
Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v852
Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma51
Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v851
Stage IV Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v750
Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma49
Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma46
Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v740
Stage IV Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v832
Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma31
Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma29
Thyroid29
Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma19
Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm12
Pharyngeal Carcinoma10
Salivary Gland Carcinoma10
Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v79
Larynx8
Oropharyngeal Carcinoma8
Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma6
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)5
Benign Thyroid Nodule4
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC)3
HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma3
Metastatic Thyroid Cancer3
Salivary Gland Dysfunction3
Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity3
Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx3
Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity3
Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx3
Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma2
Hypopharynx Cancer2
Hypopharynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Larynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Metastatic Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma2
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms2
Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma2
Pathologic Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v82
Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Cancer2
Refractory Thyroid Cancer2
RET-positive Thyroid Cancer2
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx2
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx2
Stage I Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity2
Stage I Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Stage I Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Stage I Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma2
Stage I Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Stage I Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx2
Stage I Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx2
Stage I Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity2
Stage I Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma2
Stage I Salivary Gland Cancer2
Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx2
Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx2
Stage I Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx2
Stage I Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity2
Stage II Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity2
Stage II Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Stage II Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Stage II Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma2
Stage II Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Stage II Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx2
Stage II Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx2
Stage II Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity2
Stage II Nasopharyngeal Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Stage II Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v72
Stage II Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma2
Stage II Salivary Gland Cancer2
Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx2
Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx2
Stage II Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx2
Stage II Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity2
Stage III Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma AJCC v82
Stage III Inverted Papilloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity2
Stage III Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma2
Stage III Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Stage III Midline Lethal Granuloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity2
Stage III Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Stage III Nasopharyngeal Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma2
Stage III Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma AJCC v82
Stage IVA Follicular Thyroid Cancer2
Stage IVA Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v72
Stage IVA Papillary Thyroid Cancer2
Stage IVB Follicular Thyroid Cancer2
Stage IVB Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v72
Stage IVB Papillary Thyroid Cancer2
Stage IVC Follicular Thyroid Cancer2
Stage IVC Papillary Thyroid Cancer2
Thyroid Cancer, Medullary2
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Salivary Gland1
Advanced Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma1
Advanced Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma1
Cancer of Nasopharynx1
Cancer of Neuro-onc, Parathyroid, Desmoid Tumors, Melanoma Cancer1
Cancer, Thyroid1
Carcinoma of Larynx1
Clinical Stage I HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) v81
Early-Stage Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx1
Glottis Tumor1
Head and Neck Cancers - Nasopharyngeal1
Head and Neck Cancers - Salivary Gland1
Head and Neck Cancers - Tonsils1
Head and Neck Cancers Hypopharynx1
Head and Neck Cancers Larynx1
Head and Neck Cancers Nasopharynx1
Head and Neck Cancers Oral Cavity1
Head and Neck Cancers Oropharynx1
HPV-Mediated (P16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma by AJCC V8 Clinical Stage1
HPV-Mediated (P16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma by AJCC V8 Pathologic Stage1
HPV-Mediated (P16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma by AJCC V8 Stage1
Human Papillomavirus Positive Oropharyngeal Carcinoma1
Human Papillomavirus Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma1
Hurthle Cell Thyroid Neoplasia1
Laryngeal Neoplasms1
Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer1
Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma1
Malignant Neoplasms of Lip Oral Cavity and Pharynx1
Malignant Neoplasms of Thyroid and Other Endocrine Glands1
Metastatic Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer1
Metastatic Oropharyngeal Carcinoma1
Metastatic Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma1
Metastatic Salivary Gland Cancer1
Metastatic Thyroid Carcinoma1
Mixed Salivary Gland Tumor1
Name Human Papillomavirus Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma1
Nasal Cavity Tumor1
Nasopharynx Cancer1
Oral Cancer Directed Therapy1
Oral Cavity Neoplasm1
Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma1
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia1
Oropharyngeal HPV-Positive Squamous Cell Carcinoma1
Oropharyngeal Human Papillomavirus-Positive Squamous Cell Carcinoma1
Oropharyngeal Neoplasm1
Parathyroid Carcinoma1
Pharynx Cancer1
Recurrent Oropharyngeal Carcinoma1
Resectable Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oral Cavity1
Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma1
Salivary Gland Carcinomas1
Salivary Gland Tumor, Mixed1
Sinonasal Cancer1
Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma1
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the Oral Cavity1
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oral Cavity1
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oropharynx1
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus1
Stage 0 Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) v6 and v71
Stage 0 Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v71
Stage I Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma AJCC v81
Stage I Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma1
Stage I Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v71
Stage I Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v71
Stage I Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma AJCC v81
Stage II Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma AJCC v81
Stage II Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma1
Stage II Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v71
Stage II Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma AJCC v81
Stage IV Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma1
Stage IV Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma1
Stage IV Thyroid Gland Follicular Carcinoma1
Stage IVA Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity1
Stage IVA Inverted Papilloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity1
Stage IVA Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx1
Stage IVA Midline Lethal Granuloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity1
Stage IVA Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity1
Stage IVA Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma AJCC v81
Stage IVB Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity1
Stage IVB Inverted Papilloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity1
Stage IVB Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx1
Stage IVB Midline Lethal Granuloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity1
Stage IVB Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity1
Stage IVB Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma AJCC v81
Stage IVC Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity1
Stage IVC Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v71
Stage IVC Inverted Papilloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity1
Stage IVC Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx1
Stage IVC Midline Lethal Granuloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity1
Stage IVC Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity1
Stage IVC Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v71
Stage IVC Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma AJCC v81
Subjects With p16 Positive/HPV Positive Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Oropharynx1
Thyroid Cancer (Follicular Cell)1
Thyroid Cancer Stage III1
Thyroid Cancer Stage IV1
Thyroid Cancer, Follicular1
Thyroid Cancers That Contain the PAX8-PPARgamma Fusion Gene1
Thyroid Gland Nodule1
Advanced Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
Advanced Pharyngeal Carcinoma
Advanced Pharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Benign Salivary Gland Neoplasm
Carcinoma of the Mouse Oral Cavity
Human Papillomavirus-Related Pharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma by AJCC v6 Stage
Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma by AJCC v8 Stage
Laryngeal Cancer by AJCC v8 Stage
Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma
Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer by AJCC v6 and v7 Stage
Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer by AJCC v8 Stage
Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma
Locally Advanced Paranasal Sinus Carcinoma
Lymphoproliferative Neoplasms of the Mouse Oral Cavity
Major Salivary Gland Cancer by AJCC v7 Stage
Major Salivary Gland Cancer by AJCC v8 Stage
Malignant Hypopharyngeal Neoplasm
Malignant Laryngeal Neoplasm
Malignant Major Salivary Gland Neoplasm
Malignant Nasal Cavity Neoplasm
Malignant Nasopharyngeal Neoplasm
Malignant Oral Cavity Neoplasm
Malignant Oropharyngeal Neoplasm
Malignant Paranasal Sinus Neoplasm
Malignant Pharyngeal Neoplasm
Malignant Tongue Neoplasm
Malignant Tonsillar Neoplasm
Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Non-Keratinizing Carcinoma
Metastatic Pharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal Adenocarcinoma
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by AJCC v6 Stage
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by AJCC v7 Stage
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by AJCC v8 Stage
Nasopharyngeal Disorder
Nasopharyngeal Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Oral Cavity Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Oral Cavity and Lip Precancerous Condition
Oral Cavity Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma
Oropharyngeal (HPV-Associated) Cancer Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v9
Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma by AJCC v8 Stage
Oropharyngeal Carcinoma by AJCC v6 Stage
Paranasal Sinus Disorder
Paranasal Sinus Papilloma
Salivary Gland Cancer Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v9
Stage IV Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma AJCC v7
Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v9
Stage IV Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7

Top Centers for Head/Neck Cancers(98)

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Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
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Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
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Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
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