oropharyngeal
adjective
oro·pha·ryn·geal
ˌȯr-ə-ˌfer-ən-ˈjē-əl 
-ˌfa-rən-,
-fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl
1
: of or relating to the oropharynx
2
: of or relating to the mouth and pharynx
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When including all oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers — which totals all mouth and throat cancers — the numbers rise to 59,660 new cases and about 12,770 deaths in 2025, per the American Cancer Society.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Researchers who conducted that study found that the risk of head and neck cancer — particularly laryngeal, oropharyngeal, oral, and salivary cancers — was 2 to 8 times higher for people with cannabis use disorder compared with people without.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Cervical cancer may show up when people are in their 30s or 40s, but oropharyngeal cancers are mostly diagnosed when people are in their 50s or 60s, the researchers warn.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Adam Greenfield Treatment for oropharyngeal cancer can be brutal.
—Lisa Doggett, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Researchers who conducted that study found that the risk of head and neck cancer — particularly laryngeal, oropharyngeal, oral, and salivary cancers — was 2 to 8 times higher for people with cannabis use disorder compared with people without.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Cervical cancer may show up when people are in their 30s or 40s, but oropharyngeal cancers are mostly diagnosed when people are in their 50s or 60s, the researchers warn.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Adam Greenfield Treatment for oropharyngeal cancer can be brutal.
—Lisa Doggett, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Oropharyngeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oropharyngeal. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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oropharyngeal
adjective
oro·pha·ryn·geal
-ˌfar-ən-ˈjē-əl
-fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl
-fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl
1
: of or relating to the oropharynx
2
: of or relating to the mouth and pharynx
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