Advertisement

Browse Subject Areas

?

Click through the PLOS taxonomy to find articles in your field.

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.

Head and neck cancers

Burden of head and neck cancers in five East Asian countries from 1990 to 2023: Observation, comparison, and forecast from the global burden of disease study 2023

Yinghong Li, Mingjie Tang, Shiwei Li, Peipei Yang, Qiurong Li, Peng Shu

published 15 May 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

EGFR-targeted affibody–polyIC polyplex kills EGFR-overexpressing cancer cells without activating the EGFR

Anne Pettikiriarachchi, Yelena Ugolev, Richard Birkinshaw, Ahmad Wardak, Maree C. Faux, Timothy E. Adams, Salim Joubran, Alexei Shir, Nufar Edinger, Maya Zigler, Alexander Levitzki, Antony W. Burgess

published 05 May 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

A cross-sectional protocol for experimental tongue high-density surface electromyography to detect and classify radiation-associated hypoglossal neuropathy

Nathan J. Hansen, Karin Woodman, Christine Peterson, Sheila Buoy, Xiaohui Tang, Shitong Mao, Amy C. Moreno, Stephen Y. Lai, C. David Fuller, Carly E. A. Barbon, Holly McMillan, Nicolaas C. Anderson, Katherine A. Hutcheson, Benjamin Sanchez, On behalf of the OPC-SURVIVOR Program Working Group

published 29 Apr 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Unmet supportive care needs of head and neck cancer survivors: A scoping review

Ya Huang, Lan Chen, Mi Zeng, Jingjing Wu, Yan Lu, Huiru Zhang, Xiaoshan Li, Huijun Quan, Guqing Zeng

published 15 Apr 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Nutritional prehabilitation in head and neck cancer patients (PreHead) – A randomized controlled trial study protocol

D. Sijbrands, D. Gort-van Dijk, S.A.H.J. de Visscher, A. van der Hoorn, R.J.H.M. Steenbakkers, H. Jager-Wittenaar, G.H. de Bock, A.T. Zwart, G.B. Halmos, I. Wegner

published 15 Apr 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Low ALDH1A1 expression in relation to nodal metastasis and survival in tongue squamous cell carcinoma

Sarina Moradianlotfi, Tahere Yousefi, Afsaneh Goudarzi, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri, Samira Derakhshan

published 10 Apr 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Genotypic distribution and molecular epidemiology of HPV in women in the UAE using PNA-based RT PCR

Devapriya Finney, Ahmed Luay Osman Hashim, Sunil Kumar Bylappa, Ameena Ebrahim Mugar, Manivannan Nandhagopal, Mohammed Abdulrazzaq Jabbar, Nazeerullah Rahamathullah

published 31 Mar 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Elucidating the potential carcinogenic molecular mechanisms of parabens in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma through network toxicology and molecular docking

Lei Zhao, Jianwang Yang, Tao Liu, Huan Cao, Miaomiao Yu, Baoshan Wang

published 23 Mar 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Context-dependent dysregulation of store-operated calcium channels in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Heba Ghozlan, Saja Al-Malahmeh, Othman Al-Shboul, Anas J. Mistareehi, Lina Elsalem

published 09 Mar 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

A phase I clinical trial to evaluate the tolerability and safety of an allogeneic iPSC-derived iNKT cell and α-GalCer-pulsed autologous DC combination therapy for patients with recurrent and advanced head and neck cancer: A study protocol

Tomoya Kurokawa, Tomohisa Iinuma, Haruna Ebisu, Tomoha Yanagidaira, Yosuke Inaba, Tadami Fujiwara, Yoko Hattori, Tominaga Fukazawa, Takahiro Aoki, Haruhiko Koseki, Hideki Hanaoka, Toyoyuki Hanazawa, Shinichiro Motohashi

published 26 Feb 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Stemness and EMT profiles shift in xenografts derived from cisplatin-sensitive and cisplatin-tolerant ovarian cancer cells

Alena Mrkvicova, Marcela Slavickova, Eva Peterova, Lucie Melounkova, Helena Parova, Radim Havelek, Anna Krejcova, Renata Kohlerova, Jana Nekvindova, Petra Kazimirova, Milena Hajzlerova, Tomáš Rozkoš, Martina Rezacova

published 05 Feb 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Prognostic role of interim F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography during chemoradiation therapy in patients with hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Takamitsu Mase, Yutaka Toyomasu, Hajime Ishinaga, Yui Nanpei, Tomoko Kawamura, Akinori Takada, Yasutaka Ichikawa, Noriko Ii, Tomoya Hirata, Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Hajime Sakuma, Yoshihito Nomoto

published 05 Feb 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Postoperative swallowing recovery in oral and oropharyngeal cancer: A prospective analysis of functional changes and adjuvant therapy effects

Loan Thi Hong Nguyen, Duc Tan Vo, Truc Thanh Thai, Xuan Quang Ly

published 27 Jan 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Advertisement

Create a weekly email alert for: Head and neck cancers

You can change these options by clicking profile then "Alerts and Notifications"