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Study: HNC treatment side effects often unreported
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) may be at risk for significant late effects after treatment, but they're unlikely to discuss it with their doctors, according to a new University of Pennsylvania study.
June 3, 2012
Quest launches thyroid cancer detection test
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Quest Diagnostics has developed a new molecular test panel designed to help clinicians determine if a thyroid gland is cancerous and requires surgical removal.
May 30, 2012
Genetics play key role in nicotine addiction, cessation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The same gene variations that make it difficult to stop smoking also increase the likelihood that heavy smokers will respond to nicotine-replacement therapy and drugs that thwart cravings, a new study shows.
May 30, 2012
Oral cancer suicides on the rise; 'Day in the life of ...' series debuts
By Kathy Kincade
May 22, 2012
Pacific Dental to purchase 400 VELscopes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pacific Dental Services has agreed to purchase 400 LED Medical Diagnostics' VELscope Vx systems over three years.
May 22, 2012
Air Techniques supports cancer awareness event
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Air Techniques is sponsoring the First Annual Northern Illinois Oral Cancer Awareness Walk.
May 22, 2012
Suicide rates among oral cancer patients on the rise
By Donna Domino
Suicide rates among oral cancer patients have increased significantly over the past three decades, particularly among male patients. What accounts for this disturbing trend? A survivor of stage IV oropharyngeal cancer shares his story.
May 22, 2012
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Study links sleep apnea with cancer mortality risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Wisconsin.
May 21, 2012
$8.4M NIH grant to fund antismoking study
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have been awarded a five-year, $8.4 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop new compounds to help prevent relapse in smokers who are trying to quit.
May 20, 2012
Does swallowing function return after tongue surgery?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Swallowing function appears to return to acceptable levels in the long-term for patients who undergo surgical removal of tongue cancer lesions, according to a study in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
May 20, 2012
Plastic barriers enhance oral cancer screening device
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
StarDental has introduced plastic barriers for its Identafi oral cancer screening device to improve infection control.
May 15, 2012
Study: Tax increases stem youth tobacco use
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
>The large U.S. tobacco tax increase implemented in April 2009 reduced the number of youth smokers by at least 220,000 and the number of youth smokeless tobacco users by at least 135,000 in the first two months alone, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
May 15, 2012
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