All mouth cancer patients in Myanmar use smokeless tobacco, study finds
A study in Myanmar has found that all mouth cancer patients use smokeless tobacco, researchers report at the ESMO Asia 2017 Congress. Betel quid chewing often starts in adolescence and is associated...
View ArticleFDA looks to remove nicotine from cigarettes
Smoking kills thousands each year and in a bid to reduce the impact of smoking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a tobacco regulation plan. This new plan is essentially simple – it aims...
View ArticleRoutine mouth cancer screens could save lives
The Head and Neck Cancer Foundation is calling all Brits to ask their dentists to conduct mouth cancer screens at their next appointment. This should be routinely included within the price of a dental...
View ArticleNew discovery offers parameter for predicting progression of oral cancer
Researchers in Brazil have identified a correlation between oral cancer progression and the abundance of certain proteins present in tumor tissue and saliva.
View ArticleSocial stigmas surrounding HPV could put women off going for cervical screening
The social stigmas and myths surrounding the human papilloma virus (HPV) could make women anxious, including raising fears about their partners' fidelity and putting them off going for cervical...
View ArticleMisconceptions surrounding HPV are causing women to miss smear tests
A survey has found that a “concerning” level of misunderstanding and stigma surrounding HPV could be putting women off going for cervical smear tests.
View ArticleNew method reveals how microbial communities function in our bodies
In the last decade, scientists have made tremendous progress in understanding that groups of bacteria and viruses that naturally coexist throughout the human body play an important role in some vital...
View ArticleCancers caused by bacterial toxin might be preventable
Studying DNA mutations in cancers can help clarify how cancers develop and what makes cancer cells different from normal, healthy cells.
View ArticleWorld-first treatment for oral cancer
Professor Mark McGurk speaks to News-Medical about his groundbreaking research that has led to the discovery of a world-first treatment for oral cancer.
View ArticleSniffing out cancer with insect olfactory neural circuits
A fascinating new preprint reports the results of examining the VOC composition from individual cell cultures derived from human oral cancers, using an experimental setup employing an insect brain with...
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