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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
VELscope Vx featured on healthcare TV show
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The VELscope Vx oral cancer detection system from LED Dental will be featured on "The Doctors" television show on January 11.
January 10, 2012
Tobacco firm skewed toxicology findings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris USA manipulated data on the effects of additives in cigarettes, including menthol, obscuring actual toxicity levels and increasing the risk of heart, cancer, and other diseases for smokers.
January 8, 2012
April is 13th annual Oral Cancer Awareness Month
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Oral Cancer Foundation is encouraging the dental community to get involved in Oral Cancer Awareness Month this April 2012 by offering free oral cancer screenings to the public in an effort to raise awareness of this disease across the U.S.
January 5, 2012
Cancer rates in U.S. keep falling: American Cancer Society
By Reuters Health
U.S. cancer death rates are continuing to fall, according to an American Cancer Society report released on Wednesday. Despite improvements in the most common cancers, the rates of some other cancers, including esophageal and certain throat cancers associated with human papillomavirus, have increased.
January 4, 2012
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IMRT, laser surgery improves survival in head/neck cancer
By Cynthia Keen
The combination of functional resection laser surgery and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment is more effective at extending the lives of patients with advanced head and neck cancers than having only radiotherapy treatment, according to a study by German researchers.
December 28, 2011
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New study reveals how bacteria fight fluoride
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from Yale University have uncovered the molecular "tricks" used by bacteria to fight the effects of fluoride.
December 28, 2011
Tongue and tonsil cancer patients surviving longer
By Donna Domino
The five-year survival rate of U.S. patients with cancer of the base of the tongue or tonsils improved significantly between 1980 and 2002, according to a study in Cancer Causes & Control. Male patients fared better than females regardless of age, but patients with subsequent multiple cancers showed no overall survival improvement.
December 28, 2011
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Online platform to enhance head/neck cancer research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aurora Interactive, a provider of digital pathology communications products, has signed a contract to supply its mScope clinical communications platform to the French Rare Head and Neck Cancer Expert Network.
December 27, 2011
CEL-SCI expands head/neck cancer drug trial
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
CEL-SCI is expanding its phase III trial of the investigational therapy Multikine to four additional European countries: Spain, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Croatia.
December 26, 2011
DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider
By Donna Domino
December 21, 2011
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