The main risk factors for tonsil cancer are smoking, drinking alcohol and infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV). Most tonsil cancers are a type called squamous cell carcinoma. A small number ...

Throat cancer typically starts in the squamous cell layer of mouth tissue ... It can appear on the tongue, the tonsils, or the top of the mouth. Unlike some ulcers and other lesions like canker ...

Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer in the U.S. every year, according to the American Cancer Society, and the rate of new cases continues to rise.

Ashfaq Marghoob provides skin cancer care to the residents of Long Island at MSK’s dedicated skin cancer center in Hauppaugue. Most cases of squamous cell carcinoma can be cured when found early and ...