Oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers start in the mouth (including the tongue) or throat. If you have one of these cancers or are close to someone who does, knowing what to expect can help you cope.
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).
At cancer.org you can find out about oral, head, and neck cancer, including things like risk factors, symptoms, how they're found, and how they're treated.
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