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Mouth pain may herald oral cancer onset
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In comparison with other patients, those with oral cancer report significant levels of spontaneous pain and functional restriction from pain, researchers report in a March 9 online paper in Pain.
March 27, 2011
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Salivary biomarkers can help ID tongue cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Salivary biomarkers could improve early detection of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, which has one of the poorest prognoses of head and neck cancers, according to a study in Oral Oncology.
March 24, 2011
NIH awards $2M grant for oral mucositis treatment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biotech firm Synedgen has been awarded a $1.96 million phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to accelerate the development of Synedgen's proprietary oral disease treatments.
March 22, 2011
FDA panel urges end to menthol cigarettes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Finding that the availability of menthol cigarettes increases the number of children and African Americans who smoke, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee on March 18 concluded that "removal of menthol cigarettes from the marketplace would benefit public health in the United States."
March 21, 2011
Specific protein linked to head and neck cancers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The discovery that a certain protein is overexpressed in patients with oral cancer may give new treatment hope to people suffering from forms of head and neck cancer, according to the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
March 20, 2011
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Orthodontist cleared in oral cancer patient's death
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A New York orthodontist who was sued following the death of a patient who developed tongue cancer has been found not guilty of negligence, according to a story in the Staten Island Advance.
March 20, 2011
HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers on the rise
By Donna Domino
HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer rates are increasing, especially among younger patients, according to research presented last week at the International Association for Dental Research meeting in San Diego.
March 20, 2011
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VELscope helps confirm dysplastic lesions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The VELscope oral cancer screening device is useful in confirming the presence of leukoplakia and erythroplakia and other oral mucosal disorders, but has difficulty discriminating between high- and low-risk lesions, according to a study in Oral Oncology.
March 14, 2011
Oropharynx tumors should be tested for HPV
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Changes in the 2011 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Head and Neck Cancers Guidelines will refine and improve the treatment of these cancers, according to a presentation this week at the NCCN annual conference on Clinical Practice Guidelines and Quality Cancer Care.
March 14, 2011
Biomoda joins U.S. cancer research network
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cancer diagnostics company Biomoda has been accepted as an associate member of the Early Detection Research Network, an initiative of the National Cancer Institute focused on the development of molecular technologies for the screening, early diagnosis, and target-based treatment of cancer.
March 9, 2011
Oral cancer screenings a must, say malpractice attorneys
By Donna Domino
Given the dramatic rise in dental malpractice lawsuits stemming from missed oral cancer diagnoses, dental practitioners should make oral cancer screenings a standard part of every patient exam, according to a panel of attorneys at the recent Chicago Midwinter Meeting.
March 9, 2011
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Ameritas helps fund oral cancer research at UNC
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ameritas Group has made a $250,000 gift commitment to the University of Nebraska Foundation to establish a permanent endowment in support of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Dentistry.
March 7, 2011
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