In honor of Black History Month, Fox Chase proudly recognizes the work of Camille Ragin, PhD, MPH, for her research on cancer disparities affecting populations of African descent.   Among many accomplishments, Ragin, an associate professor in the Cancer ...

Everyone knows (or should know) that smoking causes lung cancer. If you think about it, you’ll realize that your mouth, throat and voicebox can’t get out of the way. They are exposed to the cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke as well. Sure enough, smo...

Neck dissection is usually recommended to remove cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes of the neck.Cancers spread by dispersing through small channels, captured in lymph nodes that serve as filters. Cancer cells take up residence and grow within lymph n...

The larynx is a very busy organ. In many ways, it is a crucial gateway as it directs air into the lungs to breathe. It also directs food into esophagus on its way to the stomach.  This simple task is important and disruption to this function can be life ...

In my practice, I am often asked, “What is a salivary gland tumor?” These are tumors that arise from the salivary tissue in the head and neck (see diagram to right). There are generally three major locations of salivary tissues: Parotid gland – ...