Dr. Ilya Likhterov - "Eight Updates in Oral Head and Neck Cancer"
Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week — led by the Head and Neck Cancer Alliances and supported by the American Academy of Otolaryngology — raises awareness and promotes cancer screenings throughout the United States. “The best chance of effectively treating these cancers is early on in the disease, and that’s why identification of tumors in their earliest stage improves a patient’s likelihood of survival and the patient’s ability to speak and swallow normally after treatment,” said Ilya Likhterov, MD, an assistant professor of otolaryngology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “It is very important to have your mouth examined and pay attention to symptoms such as pain, bleeding, trouble swallowing, or if you notice any wound or ulcer in the mouth that is not healing quickly.” Learn more
