head and neck cancer Archive — Page 2 of 3

A clinician wearing a headlamp examines an older man’s neck and throat in a medical examination room.
April 7, 2016

Annual free screening for head and neck cancer set for April 15

The symptoms of head and neck cancer can be subtle, so to help catch the disease in its earliest stages the Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will offer free head and neck screenings Friday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Bethany Rhoten, identified in the caption as an assistant professor of nursing, smiles outdoors in front of a modern glass building and greenery.
October 15, 2015

New faculty: Bethany Rhoten examines quality of life among cancer survivors

Bethany Rhoten’s research focuses on issues that few people openly discuss—those surrounding body image and sexuality among cancer survivors.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Gallery exhibition with visitors viewing sculptures, including a foreground white human head-and-shoulders sculpture covered in printed text and colorful artworks mounted on the walls.
October 8, 2015

Fundraiser for head and neck cancer patients slated for Oct. 16

The second annual Courage Unmasked event to raise awareness about head and neck cancer will be held Friday, Oct. 16, 6 – 9 p.m., at the Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Clinician wearing a headlamp examines a seated older man’s mouth and throat with a tongue depressor in a medical examination room.
April 30, 2015

Photo: Cancer screening

Vanderbilt University Medical Center physicians recently provided free cancer screenings for 116 patients at the Odess Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Clinic and the Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A doctor wearing a headlamp examines an older patient’s neck in a clinical examination room; anatomical posters hang in the background.
April 9, 2015

Free screening event for head and neck cancer set for April 17

Of every 100 people in the United States, at least three men or women will be diagnosed with head and neck cancer in their lifetimes. These cancers can occur in the nasal cavity, sinuses, throat, lips, mouth, thyroid, salivary glands or the voice box (larynx).

By Vanderbilt Health News
Several beige mesh head-and-shoulder forms with blue supports and adjustment markers, arranged closely together.
July 31, 2014

Courage Unmasked supports head and neck cancer patients

Charlie Haller had never smoked or used chewing tobacco and wasn’t a heavy drinker, so the 41-year-old Lyles, Tennessee, man wasn’t thinking about cancer when a mass developed on the side of his neck.

By Vanderbilt Health News