Oral Cancer: Page 44

Researchers: Simplify thyroid cancer biopsy guidelines
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team led by University of California, San Francisco researchers has called for simplified guidelines on when to biopsy thyroid nodules for cancer, which they say would result in fewer unnecessary biopsies.
August 25, 2013
DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider
By Donna Domino
August 22, 2013
NIR camera may help improve HNC patients' quality of life
By Donna Domino
As the rate of oral cancer cases increases, scientists continue to search for ways to better treat both the disease and the debilitating side effects of radiation and surgery. Now, Texas researchers are using near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence optical imaging and injectable fluorescent dyes to better understand how the lymphatic system is affected in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients.
August 22, 2013
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Poor oral health linked to cancer-causing oral HPV infection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study has found a link between poor oral health and oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which causes 40% to 80% of oropharyngeal cancers.
August 20, 2013
Little Leaguer wins antitobacco slogan contest
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral Health America has announced the winner of their annual National Spit Tobacco Education Program slogan contest, which aims to educate Little League baseball and softball players about the dangers of spit tobacco.
August 19, 2013
UV radiation ups carcinogenic risks for oral tissues
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light puts tissues in the oral cavity at a much higher carcinogenic risk than skin tissue, according to a study in Photochemistry and Photobiology.
August 18, 2013
Few survivors of HNC using mental health services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Mental health services appear to be underutilized despite depression among survivors of head and neck cancer (HNC), according to a new study in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery (August 15, 2013).
August 14, 2013
HPV-related tonsillar cancer on the rise in Canada
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
American and European research shows an alarming increase in the rate of tonsillar cancer related to the human papillomavirus (HPV). Experts have suggested that a similar trend has emerged in Canada, and now a new study has confirmed it.
August 13, 2013
Young smokeless tobacco users engage in riskier behavior
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Young users of smokeless tobacco have a tendency to be male, to smoke, and to binge drink, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
August 13, 2013
Oral bacterium linked to colorectal cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine have discovered how a common oral bacterium can contribute to colorectal cancer.
August 13, 2013
UCLA gets $5M to study RNA in saliva
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry has received $5 million in funding from the National Institutes for Health to study biological markers in saliva to attempt to develop a tool for detecting stomach cancer.
August 12, 2013
$10M gift to aid head/neck cancer research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A North Carolina couple has pledged $10 million to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for head and neck cancer research and treatment.
August 11, 2013
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