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Cancers of the head and neck here are in reference to the areas of the mouth, throat, voice vox, sinuses, nasal cavities and salivary glands. Of these, oral cavities and pharynx cancers have seen the steepest rise in rates. The most common and obvious risk factor for cancers of the head and neck, as outlined in The Washington Post report, is tobacco use. This is followed by heavy alcohol use as another major factor. The report shares an equation to put things into perspective: Say a person drinks four alcoholic beverages a day, daily, for 20 years – they are likely to have thrice the odds of developing oral cavity cancer or pharynx cancer, as opposed to someone who does not drink as heavily or consume alcohol.