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Study: Free HNC screenings have positive impact

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Offering free head and neck cancer (HNC) screenings annually to communities offers the possibility of early detection and the opportunity to increase the understanding of cancer risk factors, according to a new study.

October 8, 2013

LSU gets $3M to study HIV-related changes to oral bacteria

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Louisiana State University (LSU) researchers have been awarded a $2.76 million grant that will enable them to study how HIV and antiretroviral therapy may change communities of bacteria in the mouth, and what effects those changes may have on oral infections in HIV disease.

October 7, 2013

Anticoagulation therapy reduces clot risk for HNC patients

By Donna Domino

Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients who are hospitalized after surgery and do not receive anticoagulation therapy have an increased risk of blood clots, according to a study in JAMA Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery.

October 7, 2013

Study: High-dose statins reduce gum inflammation in heart disease patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Statins, commonly prescribed medications for lowering cholesterol, also reduced inflammation associated with periodontal disease in a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

October 2, 2013

Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue more deadly in young than old

By Donna Domino

Young patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue have 100% fatality rates within 16 months of its appearance compared with a 50% three-year disease specific survival among older patients, according to a new study in Oral Oncology.

October 1, 2013

Study offers tips for managing ONJ in cancer patients

By Kathy Kincade

The increasing use of bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis and the role these drugs can play in the development of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in cancer patients are a growing concern. Dentists need to be aware of ONJ risks and complications, and work to actively detect, prevent, and treat this condition, according to a new study in Oral Oncology.

September 30, 2013

Proton therapy helps oropharyngeal patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oropharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with intensity-modulated proton therapy were half as likely to need feeding tubes compared to patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

September 26, 2013

Proton therapy cuts side effects for young HNC patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The precise targeting and limited dosing of radiation via proton therapy can reduce treatment side effects among head and neck cancer (HNC) patients, according to a new study of pediatric patients presented this week at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting in Atlanta.

September 24, 2013

HPV-related oral cancer rates up 60%; a better way to treat WSLs?

By Kathy Kincade

September 24, 2013

Study: MuGard eases oral mucositis symptoms

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

MuGard has been shown to reduce mouth and throat soreness associated with oral mucositis, according to a poster presented by Access Pharmaceuticals at the American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in Atlanta this week.

September 24, 2013

HPV-related oropharyngeal cancers up 60% in young adults

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have discovered troubling statistics about the rise in rates of oropharyngeal cancer in Americans younger than age 45 for the last three decades. The increase appears to be linked to the sexual transmission of the human papillomavirus (HPV).

September 24, 2013

Eating, exercising help pharyngeal patients who undergo radiotherapy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patients with pharyngeal cancer who eat regularly and consistently perform swallowing exercises throughout radiotherapy have much better long-term eating outcomes, according to a new study in Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery.

September 19, 2013

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