Cancer detection-and treatment-might be made easier with newly developed material

Head and neck cancers kill about a person a day. Even when treated successfully, they tend to leave patients hurting both physically and psychologically.

"The side effects of our treatment are really devastating in some respects," said Kenneth Watkin, a University of Illinois speech and hearing science professor.

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