Johns Hopkins Medicine Sparks Hope, Confidence for Woman with Rare Head and Neck Cancer

During the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2020, Angie Read could not taste her mouthwash. Also experiencing one-sided congestion, she first assumed she had caught the virus. By the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, it became clear to Read that her symptoms had another cause.

When she saw a Scottsdale, Arizona, ENT specialist, Read recalls that he asked, “What’s that doing there?” says Angie. “I remember thinking,” she adds, “you never want to surprise your doctor.” https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/2025/05/johns-hopkins-medicine-sparks-hope-confidence-for-woman-with-rare-head-and-neck-cancer