Health & Wellness

The Silent Surge: Head and Neck Cancers Are Hitting Younger People Than Ever

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Head and neck cancers are on the rise, and this increase is happening even among younger people. A lot of people still think of these cancers as being linked to smoking, but that is not the whole story anymore. We are joined by Dr. Oge Alozie from Sunset West Health and Dr.

The El Paso angle: Local impact is the whole point here. If this is your neighborhood, your block, or your commute, your read on it is the one that matters.

Source: KVIA


This is getting a lot of attention. What's the local take?

Community ReportAutomatedSource: Community ReportPublished: Apr 17, 2026, 10:31 AMView source

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Following. Want to see what others think before I weigh in.

The answer changes depending on which part of El Paso you're in.

Living in El Paso gives you a different lens on this. Appreciate the thread.

Interesting — I think the El Paso angle gets overlooked.