Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Page 55

Study shows wide variation in HNC care in U.K.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Only 3 in every 100 head and neck cancer (HNC) patients in the U.K. receive the ideal standard of care, according to the National Head and Neck Cancer Audit, which found wide variations in care.
July 28, 2013
Study links HPV to a third of oropharyngeal cancers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
More than a third of patients with oropharyngeal cancers also carried antibodies to one of the key cancer-causing proteins of the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
July 23, 2013
Tufts Univ. teams with Red Sox on oral cancer awareness
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Students and faculty from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston offered oral cancer screenings, brochures, and free samples of toothpaste and toothbrushes donated by Tufts to fans at a recent Red Sox baseball game.
July 21, 2013
Immunity proteins linked to head/neck cancers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A group of proteins involved in immunity can also develop detrimental genetic mutations often found in cancers of the head and neck, bladder, cervix, breast, and lung, according to a new study in Nature Genetics.
July 16, 2013
Measles virus could help treat head/neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An innovative new combination treatment that uses the measles virus to target cancer cells could significantly improve treatment for colorectal carcinoma and head and neck cancer (HNC), according to a new study in Radiotherapy & Oncology.
July 14, 2013
Study sheds new light on link between perio disease, ED
By Kathy Kincade
A growing body of research points to a link between chronic periodontal disease and erectile dysfunction (ED), and the common thread appears to be related to inflammation, according to a new study in the International Journal of Impotence Research.
July 14, 2013
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Study identifies tongue cancer survival predictors
By Donna Domino
Tumor thickness and lymph node metastasis are independent predictors of survival rates in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, according to a new study in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
July 14, 2013
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Cigar, pipe smoking linked with higher HNC risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cigar and pipe smoking are associated with an increased risk of head and neck cancers (HNC), according to a study in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
July 10, 2013
Online tool helps decide adjuvant treatment for OCSCC
By Donna Domino
A Web-based nomogram can help practitioners determine which patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma will benefit from adjuvant radiotherapy, according to a new study in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.
July 8, 2013
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More research points to oral bacteria, fetal death link
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new four-year, $1.58 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, will allow Yiping Han, PhD, an associate professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, to continue to advance her research linking certain oral bacteria to fetal death.
July 7, 2013
DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider
By Donna Domino
July 7, 2013
Raman spectroscopy IDs precancerous oral lesions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In vivo Raman spectroscopy is showing promise as a diagnostic tool for identifying malignant and potentially malignant lesions of the human oral cavity in a clinical setting, according to a study in the Journal of Biophotonics.
July 7, 2013
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