Throat Cancer is a disease of the Throat. Cancer that originates from the throat is Throat Cancer. Throat is a muscular tube that consists of the Pharynx, Larynx and the Tonsils. Pharynx is located behind the mouth and the nasal cavity. Larynx is the muscular organ that passes air to the Lungs. It is the voice box. read more
Oropharyngeal cancer developes in the part of the throat just behind the mouth, called the oropharynx. The oropharynx begins where the oral cavity ends. It also includes the base of the tongue (the back third of the tongue), the soft palate, the tonsils and the tonsillar pillars, and the back wall of the throat (the posterior pharyngeal wall). read more