Microbiome in Head and Neck Cancer: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Implications , Volume 169 in the Advances in Immunology series, presents an authoritative exploration on how microbial communities contribute to the initiation, progression, and treatment of head and neck cancers. Chapters highlight The Microbiome of the Head and Neck Region, Overview Head and Neck Microbiota and the Factors Influencing the Head and Neck Microbiome, Mechanistic Pathways of Dysbiosis in Cancer Development, Oral Microbiota and OPMDs, Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders (OPMDs): An Overview, Oral Microbiota and Oral Cancer, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC): An Overview, and much more. Additional chapters cover the Role of the Oral Microbiome in Oral Cancer (OSCC), Microbiome as a Prognostic Indicator in Oral Cancer, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications, Microbiome-Based Diagnostic Approaches, Modulating the Head and Neck Microbiome for Cancer Prevention, Microbiome-Targeted Therapeutics in Head and Neck Cancer, Artificial Intelligence in Microbiome Data Analysis: Applications in Head and Neck Cancer, and Challenges and Future Directions in Head & Neck Microbiome Research.