Oral Cancer: Page 51

HNCA announces winners of video contest

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Head and Neck Cancer Alliance (HNCA) is applauding the winners of the Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week national video contest.

April 9, 2013

U.S. task force questions oral cancer screenings; annual scaling reduces AF risk

By Kathy Kincade

April 9, 2013

Drug may aid cell suicide in HPV-related head/neck cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A team of U.S. researchers has discovered a new mechanism by which the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes head and neck cancer, and have developed a drug to block it.

April 9, 2013

U.S. panel finds lack of evidence for oral cancer screening

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A U.S. government-backed task force issued a statement this week saying that there is not enough published evidence to recommend for or against screening for oral cancer by primary care professionals. The new recommendations are available for public comment through May 6.

April 8, 2013

Study: Regular scaling can reduce atrial fibrillation risk

By Erin Archer, RN

Patients who undergo dental scaling at least once a year have a lower risk of developing atrial fibrillation, the most common type of sustained cardiac dysrhythmia, according to a new study in the International Journal of Cardiology.

April 8, 2013

Genomic analysis may yield targeted head/neck cancer treatments

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas with certain distinctive patterns could respond to specific targeted therapies, according to research presented on April 6 at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Washington, DC.

April 7, 2013

DenMat offers early oral cancer detection advice

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DenMat and the Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF) are acknowledging April as National Oral Cancer Awareness Month by teaming up to offer consumers advice on the importance of oral cancer screening and tips to maintain proper dental hygiene.

April 7, 2013

Are oral cancer screenings necessary? And, IAN blocks affect third-molar buds

By Kathy Kincade

April 7, 2013

Researchers find 25 types of bacteria in biofilm

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A team of researchers led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has published a study outlining the recovery and genomic analysis, using single-cell genomic techniques, of a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis, from a hospital sink.

April 4, 2013

Dental groups dispute Consumer Reports cancer screening story

By Donna Domino

The ADA and the Oral Cancer Foundation are questioning a Consumer Reports story that concluded oral cancer screening is one of several medical tests that are overrecommended and unnecessary for all but high-risk patients.

April 4, 2013

Roger Ebert succumbs to thyroid, salivary cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Renowned film critic Roger Ebert has died following a recurrence of his thyroid and salivary gland cancers.

April 3, 2013

Aspen Dental donations aid Oral Cancer Foundation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Aspen Dental is making a $5 donation to the Oral Cancer Foundation for every ViziLite oral cancer screening conducted at Aspen Dental locations in April for Oral Cancer Awareness Month.

April 2, 2013

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