What are the best ways to reduce your chances of getting head and neck cancer, such as oral, tongue, and sinus cancer? Stop using (or don’t start using) tobacco products, and make sure you are vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV).
That’s advice from University of Colorado Cancer Center member Alice Weaver, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medical oncology in the CU School of Medicine, whose clinical practice focuses on head and neck cancers.
Seeing as April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke with Weaver about how head and neck cancers present, how they’re treated, and the best ways to protect yourself from getting them.