Oral Cancer: Page 8

Do your patients know the risk of hookah smoking?

By Melissa Busch

Chronic smoking of shisha or tobacco extracts from a water pipe or hookah increases cell proliferation, invasion, and migration, all of which are traits of cancer cells, according to a study published on December 28 in the Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine.

January 13, 2021

New research shines light on risks for HPV-linked oral cancer

By Melissa Busch

People who have had more than 10 oral sex partners face an approximately four times greater risk of developing HPV-associated mouth and throat cancer than those with fewer mates, according to a study published on January 11 in Cancer.

January 12, 2021

Researchers get $3.3M to study AI in oral cancer treatment

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Case Western Reserve University and partners were awarded a $3.3 million grant to evaluate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for predicting treatment for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.

January 5, 2021

Did you know there's a rare tumor that mimics periodontitis?

By Melissa Busch

An oral surgeon diagnosed and treated a teen with a rare vascular tumor in her mouth after a dentist and periodontist improperly treated her for periodontitis for two years. Details of the case were published on November 6 in BMC Oral Health.

November 10, 2020

Groups push for oral cancer warning labels on alcohol

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Public health groups have banded together to call for the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to add a warning statement on alcoholic beverages indicating a risk of oral cancer and other cancers.

October 25, 2020

Fast cancer screening brought to Taiwan

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Taiwan National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center has added infrared wax physisorption kinetics capabilities to detect oral cancer and other cancers in minutes using tissue and cell samples.

October 25, 2020

Delaying oral cancer treatment by weeks raises death risk

By Melissa Busch

Survival rates drop significantly when patients who use tobacco and are diagnosed with oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas delay treatment for more than six weeks, according to a study published on October 13 in Head & Neck.

October 21, 2020

Univ. of Maryland School of Dentistry establishes endowed professorship

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Maryland School of Dentistry has established a new endowed professorship with the Maryland Department of Commerce and private matching funds.

October 19, 2020

Podcast: A history lesson involving a presidential cover-up to hide oral cancer

By Kevin Henry

Author Matthew Algeo joins DrBicuspid.com Editor-in-Chief Kevin Henry for a podcast to discuss the fascinating case of President Grover Cleveland and the oral cancer surgery that he went to great lengths to cover up. It's an intriguing tale of deception with a dental connection.

October 14, 2020

Week in Review: EPA and amalgam | Oral cancer in the spotlight | Dental 'splinters' to avoid

By Kevin Henry

October 9, 2020

Eddie Van Halen's death another reminder of oral cancer's reach into society

By Kevin Henry

The death of rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen earlier this week has once again brought oral cancer into the spotlight. But why does it ever fade from the front of our minds? As dental professionals, perhaps it's time to take a renewed vow to educate your patients about its dangers and form even stronger alliances with those on the medical side of the equation.

October 8, 2020

Mouth pathogens may trigger oral squamous cell carcinoma

By Melissa Busch

Periodontal pathogens aggressively induce oral squamous cell carcinoma through intracellular and inflammatory signaling pathways, according to a new animal study published on October 1 in PLOS Pathogens.

September 30, 2020

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