Throat Cancer

specific

Cancer that forms in tissues of the pharynx (the hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the windpipe and esophagus). Throat cancer includes cancer of the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind the nose), the oropharynx (the middle part of the pharynx), and the hypopharynx (the bottom part of the pharynx). Cancer of the larynx (voice box) may also be included as a type of throat cancer. Most throat cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (cancer that

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Centers

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Active Trials

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Cancer Funding

Top Centers for Throat Cancer(3)

Ranked by research excellence score (trials · grants · publications). Methodology →

#CenterScore
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.7
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Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.7
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Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.7

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