Your salivary glands produce saliva and empty it into your mouth through slots called ducts. When these ducts become blocked, they can't produce enough saliva to moisten your food for proper eating.

MSK’s salivary gland tumor experts, including surgeon Bhuvanesh Singh (center), are among the most experienced in the nation. For many people with salivary gland tumors, surgery performed by an expert ...

Radiation therapy for salivary gland tumors involves sending high-energy particles (usually photons or protons) through the skin toward the tumor. When the particles reach the tumor, they can destroy ...

The major salivary glands produce approximately one quart of saliva each day, which in turn plays a crucial role in food digestion, swallowing, speech, and protection of teeth against bacteria and ...

Susannah paid to have a hi-tech MRI scan in London, which produced a hologram. It was then used by Iain Nixon, the surgeon ...

First bite syndrome causes sharp jaw pain with initial bites of food, often linked to salivary gland nerve damage from ...

Pembrolizumab is under clinical development by Merck and currently in Phase II for Salivary Gland Cancer. According to GlobalData, Phase II drugs for Salivary Gland Cancer have a 14% phase transition ...

The salivary amylase gene, known as AMY1, is already known to have helped us adapt to eating carbs. It encodes amylase, an enzyme that breaks starches found in pasta and bread down to glucose—and may ...

Durvalumab is under clinical development by AstraZeneca and currently in Phase II for Salivary Gland Cancer. According to GlobalData, Phase II drugs for Salivary Gland Cancer have a 14% phase ...