Oral Cancer: Page 22

ADA 2015: Dentists play crucial role in detecting oral cancer
By Donna Domino
Dentists play a crucial role in detecting oral cancer and saving lives, according to a presentation at the recent ADA 2015 annual meeting. There has been an alarming increase in oral cancer rates, especially for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer and among people without traditional risk factors.
November 16, 2015
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Vigilant gets CE Mark for oral cancer test
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Vigilant Biosciences' OncAlert oral cancer CD44/total protein lab test has received the CE Mark, which allows the company to market the test in Europe.
November 15, 2015
U.K. researchers develop toolkit to detect oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at Cancer Research UK have developed a toolkit to help dentists detect oral cancer.
November 11, 2015
Many MLB stadiums becoming tobacco-free
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Several Major League Baseball (MLB) stadiums will be tobacco-free by 2016 Opening Day as the campaign to end smokeless tobacco use in baseball gains momentum, according to the group Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
October 29, 2015
CDC: HPV vaccination low in managed care plans
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Female adolescents in the U.S. with health insurance had low HPV vaccination in 2013, according to an October 29 synopsis in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
October 28, 2015
Study: Hookah smoking linked to serious oral conditions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Hookah smoking is associated with serious oral conditions, such as periodontal diseases and cancer, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
October 27, 2015
ASTRO: HPV+ patients don't need high treatment doses
By Donna Domino
Less intense treatment of low-risk HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer can achieve good patient outcomes with less toxicity, according to a presentation at the recent American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.
October 27, 2015
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ASTRO: New ultrasound gene therapy may treat xerostomia
By Donna Domino
Gene therapy using an innovative ultrasound procedure to transfer therapeutic DNA into cells is being developed to treat xerostomia, according to a presentation at the 2015 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) conference.
October 21, 2015
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Study: TORS produces good outcomes for HNC patients
By Donna Domino
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has produced favorable outcomes for the treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC), especially for patients with oropharyngeal cancer, according to a large, international, multicenter study.
October 18, 2015
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Galera raises $37M to develop treatment for mucositis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biotech company Galera Therapeutics has raised $37 million in funding to support the development of a treatment to prevent oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients receiving chemoradiation therapy.
October 15, 2015
Biotech start-up gets $1.5M to develop HNC treatment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biotech start-up SuviCa has been awarded about $1.5 million from the National Cancer Institute to develop novel treatments for head and neck cancer (HNC).
October 15, 2015
Dara Biosciences launches tablet to treat oral thrush
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical company Dara BioSciences has launched its Oravig tablet to treat oral thrush for the U.S. oncology and primary care markets.
October 5, 2015
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