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Age 45 still best marker to predict thyroid cancer outcomes?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have shown that age 45 is no longer a useful predictor of negative outcomes in the staging of papillary thyroid cancer patients, according to a presentation last month at the American Thyroid Association annual meeting in Quebec City.
October 10, 2012
Study: Graphic smoking warnings work
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study suggests that graphic or emotional antismoking advertisements are effective, according to an article on Newswise.
October 9, 2012
UCLA gets $3.8M for saliva test to predict PTSD risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry, has been awarded a $3.8 million research grant to develop a salivary-biomarker approach for identifying individuals at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression following a traumatic event.
October 8, 2012
PET imaging aids in follow-up of HNSCC patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with F-18 fluorothymidine during treatment and early follow-up could predict therapeutic response and identify patients who need close follow-up to detect persistent or recurring head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), according to a study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
October 4, 2012
New gene test detects early cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have developed a new gene test that may detect precancerous cells in patients with oral lesions that appear to be benign.
October 3, 2012
Photodynamic therapy targets oral dysplasia, oral bacteria
By Kathy Kincade
Topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) -- which combines a photosensitizing agent with a visible light source to disrupt certain cellular processes -- has a bright future in dentistry, providing more selectivity and flexibility when treating patients with oral lesions and microbial diseases of the oral cavity.
October 3, 2012
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Periodontitis increases risk of oral leukoplakia
By Donna Domino
Periodontitis increases the risk of developing oral leukoplakia and mucosal lesions that are predisposed to become oral cancer, according to a study in Oral Oncology. The findings provide clues into the complex relationship between systemic and local disease.
October 2, 2012
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Study: Cruciferous vegetables help prevent oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Eating cruciferous vegetables can significantly reduce the risk of developing several cancers, including oral, esophageal, colorectal, breast, and kidney cancer, according to a study in the Annals of Oncology.
September 30, 2012
NC center wins $8M to study radiation therapy side effects
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A research team in the department of oral medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC, has been awarded an $8 million National Institutes of Health grant to study dental and oral medicine outcomes of patients who have received high-dose radiation to the head and neck region.
September 27, 2012
DenMat partners with LED Dental on VELscope
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DenMat has entered into a long-term exclusive agreement with LED Medical Diagnostics/LED Dental as the exclusive global distributor (except for a handful of group practices for a limited time) for the VELscope Vx, including all responsibility for sales and marketing.
September 26, 2012
DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider
By Donna Domino
September 25, 2012
Oral cancer not among falling U.K. cancer death rates
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The rates of people dying from cancer are predicted to decline by 17% in the U.K. by 2030, according to new statistics released by Cancer Research UK, a treatment, prevention, and research group.
September 24, 2012
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