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Aetna exploring new ways to reduce tobacco use

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Aetna is piloting a program to support dentists in adopting the U.S. Public Health Service's five A's tobacco cessation guidelines: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange.

January 25, 2012

Oral HPV infection increasing in young men

By Cynthia Keen

The incidence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the principal cause of a form of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, is increasing in young men in the U.S., according to a study presented at the recent Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Phoenix.

January 25, 2012

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Treatments for head/neck cancer less effective in HIV patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy is less effective for patients with HIV when compared with the recurrence and overall survival rates in patients who do not have HIV, according to research presented this week at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Phoenix.

January 25, 2012

Saliva HIV test passes the grade

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A saliva self-test used to diagnose human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is comparable in accuracy to the traditional blood test, according to a new study in Lancet Infectious Diseases.

January 23, 2012

Biomarker may predict head/neck cancer outcomes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the University Hospital for Einstein have found a biomarker in head and neck cancers that can predict whether a patient's tumor will be life-threatening.

January 23, 2012

Heartland dentists to use VELscope Vx

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

LED Dental's VELscope Vx oral cancer screening system has been approved for use by the dentists affiliated with Heartland Dental Care.

January 22, 2012

Tactile imaging sensor can help ID tumors

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers from Temple University have developed a tactile imaging sensor that could help doctors identify cancerous tumors earlier.

January 22, 2012

Gold nanorods improve head/neck cancer therapy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Radiation therapy is an important part of head and neck cancer therapy, but most of these tumors have a built-in mechanism that makes them resistant to radiation. To overcome this resistance, researchers have developed a nanoparticle formulation that interferes with the resistance mechanism, and, as a result, increases the efficacy of radiation therapy in a mouse model of head and neck cancer.

January 19, 2012

Eating problems haunt head/neck cancer survivors

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Eating problems due to poor oropharyngeal functioning and persistent pain appear to be the most prevalent problems faced by long-term survivors of head and neck cancer, according to a new study in the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.

January 16, 2012

Indicator may ID patients with throat cancer metastasis risk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a new indicator that may predict which patients with a common type of throat cancer are most likely have the cancer spread to other parts of their bodies.

January 16, 2012

Can sugar help stop esophageal cancer?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.K. scientists have identified changes in the patterns of sugar molecules that line precancerous cells in the esophagus (Barrett's dysplasia), making it easier to detect and remove these cells before they develop into esophageal cancer.

January 15, 2012

Thyroid cancer increasing in the U.S.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Thyroid cancer, which affects about 11 people per 100,000 each year, appears to be on the rise, according to an article in the Indianapolis Star. But medical experts are unsure why.

January 15, 2012

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