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Oropharyngeal Cancer - Glossary



Glossary

Oropharynx: The area of the throat at the back of the mouth

Dysphagia: Difficulty swallowing

Squamous cell cancer: Cancer that begins in the flat, scale-like cells in the skin and in tissues that line certain organs of the body, including the larynx

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