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Anticaries DNA vaccine makes progress

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Anticaries DNA vaccines such as pGJA-P/VAX are showing promise in their ability to prevent dental caries, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research.

October 25, 2011

Good nutrition critical for head and neck cancer patients

By Donna Domino

Maintaining good nutrition and sufficient calorie intake is critical for head and neck cancer patients undergoing treatment. Dental professionals can help cancer patients control common side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy, including oral mucositis, xerostomia, dysgeusia, and dysphagia.

October 25, 2011

U.S. advisers recommend Gardasil HPV shots for boys

By Reuters Health

(Reuters) - U.S. vaccine advisers on Tuesday voted to recommend that boys be routinely vaccinated with Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine to protect them from human papillomavirus or HPV infections, which cause genital warts and oral, penile, and anal cancers in males and cervical cancers in women.

October 24, 2011

Pro baseball players asked to give up chewing tobacco

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

With the World Series now under way, U.S. government and health officials this week are calling on professional baseball players to stop chewing tobacco at games and on camera, according to an Associated Press story.

October 20, 2011

Study reports on laryngeal cancer treatment trends

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The use of surgery to treat early-stage laryngeal cancer is increasing in the U.S., and chemotherapy in combination with radiation therapy is being used more often to treat patients in an advanced stage of the disease, according to a report in the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.

October 19, 2011

Henry Schein donates $500K for cancer research

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

For the sixth consecutive year, Henry Schein is running its Think Pink, Practice Pink program, which donates a portion of the sales from certain products to the American Cancer Society (ACS).

October 18, 2011

Univ. of Ill. gets $14M for tobacco studies

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Illinois at Chicago has received $14.2 million from the National Cancer Institute to study how mass media and also tax and pricing affect tobacco use and behavior.

October 16, 2011

Oral bacteria may signal pancreatic cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Changes in the bacteria in a person's mouth may be an early indication of the onset of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study in Gut (October 12, 2011).

October 12, 2011

With oral cancer rates rising, regular screenings are vital

By Donna Domino

LAS VEGAS - The growing incidence of oral cancer, especially among young nonsmokers, makes screening for the disease more important than ever, according to a presentation at the ADA conference. And new high-tech screening devices enhance the ability to detect suspicious lesions.

October 12, 2011

$5.4M grant awarded to fund esophageal cancer research

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have received a $5.4 million grant to study genetic determinants of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

October 11, 2011

Gene signature predicts oral cancer recurrence

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oral squamous cell carcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer death -- largely due to the failure of current histological procedures in predicting the recurrence of the disease. Now new research shows that a four-gene signature may accurately predict which patients are at higher risk of recurrence.

October 10, 2011

Language barriers affect head/neck cancer outcomes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Among advanced head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation-based treatment, being non-English speaking is a more significant predictor of treatment outcome than race, according to Boston researchers.

October 6, 2011

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