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Dental caries linked to lower risk of HNSCC
By Donna Domino
Patients with more dental caries are less likely to be diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) than patients with fewer or no caries, according to a new study published in JAMA Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery.
September 15, 2013
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Teen e-cigarette use on the rise in U.S.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The percentage of U.S. middle and high school students who use electronic cigarettes more than doubled from 2011 to 2012, according to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
September 12, 2013
Perio disease bacterium facilitates rheumatoid arthritis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
While researchers and clinicians have long known about an association between two prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases, periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis, the microbiological mechanisms remain unclear.
September 12, 2013
Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Community Special Feature Highlight
September 12, 2013
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Study: CDC campaign gets 220K smokers to quit
By Rob Goszkowski
A $54 million antismoking campaign by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has effectively convinced nearly a quarter million of Americans to quit, according to a new study in the journal Lancet. The "Tips from Former Smokers" campaign featured smokers sharing the impact of smoking-related illnesses on their quality of life.
September 10, 2013
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IOM: U.S. faces crisis in cancer care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delivery of cancer care in the U.S. is facing a crisis stemming from a combination of factors -- a growing demand for such care, a shrinking oncology workforce, rising costs of cancer care, and the complexity of the disease and its treatment, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
September 10, 2013
NCI renews support for thyroid-cancer research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a five-year, $11.3 million grant to a team of Ohio researchers to further their studies on thyroid cancer.
September 5, 2013
Head and neck surgeons support HPV vaccinations
By Donna Domino
Head and neck surgeons play a key role in detecting and treating human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oral squamous cell carcinoma, are knowledgeable about HPV, and show generally positive attitudes about HPV education and vaccination, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
September 3, 2013
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Swallowing exercises preserve function in HNC patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients receiving radiation as part of their treatment are less likely to suffer unwanted side effects when they comply with a set of prescribed swallowing exercises, according to a new study in Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery.
August 29, 2013
Oral cancer survivor shares emotional journey
By Donna Domino
Eva Grayzel, an oral cancer survivor, described how difficult it was to get her disease diagnosed properly and the physical and emotional toll the treatments took on her and her family during a session at the recent California Dental Association fall meeting.
August 29, 2013
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Imaging may contribute to excessive thyroid treatment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An increasing gap between the incidence of thyroid cancer and deaths from the disease suggests that low-risk cancers are being overdiagnosed and overtreated, according to researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
August 27, 2013
LED Medical Diagnostics Q2 revenues up 4%
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Continued demand for the VELscope Vx helped push LED Medical Diagnostics' revenues up 4% year over year in the second quarter of 2013.
August 26, 2013
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