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J&J sued for $70M by oral cancer test maker
By Donna Domino
Oral Cancer Prevention International has filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, claiming the medical products giant "tortiously interfered" in a contract it had with OraPharma for distribution of the Oral CDx oral cancer brush test.
July 7, 2011
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WHO wants more graphic warnings to cut smoking
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters) - More than a billion people in 19 countries are now covered by laws requiring large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packs, but too many countries are still not doing enough to cut smoking rates, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
July 7, 2011
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DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider
By Donna Domino
July 6, 2011
Leaders in Dentistry: A conversation with Dr. David T.W. Wong
By Donna Domino
In this latest Leaders in Dentistry feature, DrBicuspid.com talked with Dr. David T.W. Wong, professor of oral biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, about his lab's advances in what he considers to be the future of oral cancer diagnostics: salivary biomarkers. And the future is closer than you might think.
July 6, 2011
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India has most oral cancer worldwide
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
More new cases of oral cancer are reported in India than any other country in the world, the Deccan Chronicle reported.
July 5, 2011
ACR releases new radiotherapy guidelines
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an updated version of its appropriateness criteria for the use of radiation therapy following surgical resection of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The guidelines were published in the July issue of Oral Oncology.
July 5, 2011
Pfizer funds $2.1M in head/neck cancer research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Oncology Research Program recently awarded research grants to investigators following a review of proposals submitted in response to an NCCN axitinib request for proposals. These grants were made possible through general research support of $2.1 million from Pfizer.
July 4, 2011
Late diagnoses may have caused U.K. oral cancer deaths
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Late diagnoses and referrals could have resulted in the deaths of several oral cancer patients at a dental hospital in Belfast, U.K., according to a story in the Belfast Telegraph.
June 30, 2011
Sunstar relaunches website
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sunstar Americas has relaunched its website with information about oral health concerns for consumers and oral care maintenance for people with diabetes.
June 30, 2011
Endoscopic resection effective in pharyngeal cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Transoral organ-preserving pharyngeal endoscopic resection is effective in the treatment of superficial pharyngeal cancer, according to a study in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
June 30, 2011
Do targeted cancer therapies have fewer oral side effects?
By Donna Domino
Targeted cancer therapies are generally thought to have fewer oral complications and milder side effects than conventional cancer chemotherapy. But a lit review in Oral Oncology found that most studies involving these therapies do not focus enough on the potential oral complications, especially when combined with other treatments.
June 28, 2011
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Banning 'light' from cigarette packs falls short
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More and more countries are banning the words "light" and "mild" from cigarette packs, but a new study suggests that may not be enough to dispel smokers' misbeliefs that the products are safer.
June 23, 2011
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