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Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. Mine Tezal
By Donna Domino
The dental community is becoming increasingly aware of the link between chronic periodontitis and the risk of oral cancer and head and neck cancers. But more research is needed to better understand the etiology of these cancers and develop more effective treatments, according to Dr. Mine Tezal, a leading researcher in this field.
August 7, 2012
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Blood pressure meds linked to lip cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Long-term use of photosensitizing antihypertensive drugs increase the risk for lip cancer by two- to fourfold, according to a new study in Archives of Internal Medicine.
August 6, 2012
Michael Douglas, Blythe Danner promote oral cancer screening
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Actors Michael Douglas and Blythe Danner are partnering with the Oral Cancer Foundation on a series of public service announcements that stress the importance of oral cancer screening and early detection.
August 5, 2012
FDA grants priority review for thyroid cancer drug
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a new drug application for cabozantinib as a treatment for patients with medullary thyroid cancer.
August 1, 2012
CDC: Cigarette use down, other tobacco use up
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sharp increases in total adult consumption of pipe tobacco and cigarette-like cigars since 2008 have offset declines in total cigarette consumption, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
August 1, 2012
DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider
By Donna Domino
July 31, 2012
U.K. gears up for oral cancer awareness campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The British Dental Health Foundation has announced details of the U.K.'s largest oral cancer action campaign.
July 31, 2012
Aspirin reduces risk of Barrett's esophagus
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aspirin use appears to reduce the risk of Barrett's esophagus, the largest known risk factor for esophageal cancer, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
July 29, 2012
Robotic surgery promising for head/neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine presented the outcomes of robotic surgery in tobacco users with head and neck cancer at the American Head and Neck Society annual meeting, which was held July 21-25 in Toronto.
July 26, 2012
Electrochemotherapy fares well in SCCHN study
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Electrochemotherapy appears to be safe and comparable to surgery in achieving control in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), according to data presented this week at the International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer in Toronto.
July 23, 2012
Study to compare oropharyngeal cancer treatments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Canadian researchers will conduct a study to compare robotic surgery to radiation therapy for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer.
July 22, 2012
Does racial bias exist in laryngeal cancer treatment?
By Donna Domino
Although the use of nonsurgical larynx preservation therapy for laryngeal cancer seems to be increasing, racial disparities remain, most notably among black patients with stage IV disease, according to a study in the Archives of Otolaryngology.
July 19, 2012
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