UCLA School of Dentistry receives NIH grant to create comprehensive research...
In recent years, faculty at the UCLA School of Dentistry have been expanding the traditional boundaries of dentistry through groundbreaking multidisciplinary research that has led to major advances in...
View ArticleHigh-risk HPV may increase chances of second malignancy in oral cancer
The proportion of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients infected with the human papillomavirus could be around a third, with high-risk versions of the virus accounting for almost three-quarters of...
View ArticleScreening tool could help oral cancer detection
Indian researchers report the development of a novel, simple screening tool with a high degree of accuracy for the detection of oral premalignancies that can be used in a general health setting without...
View ArticleScientists report discovery of strong oral cavity carcinogen in smokeless...
Scientists today reported identification of the first substance in smokeless tobacco that is a strong oral carcinogen ― a health risk for the 9 million users of chewing tobacco, snuff and related...
View ArticleSalivary IL-6 could predict recurrence after surgery in mouth cancer patients
Salivary levels of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 could be a useful predictor for locoregional recurrence in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients who are treated surgically, report...
View ArticleNew gene test can detect pre-cancerous cells in patients with mouth lesions
Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have developed a new gene test that can detect pre-cancerous cells in patients with benign-looking mouth lesions. The test could potentially allow...
View ArticleTissue test detects oral cancer risk
A molecular diagnostic scoring system based on patients’ FOXM1-associated gene messenger RNA expression levels is able to quantitatively diagnose and stratify oral carcinoma and its aggressiveness,...
View ArticleOral Cancer Foundation encourages dental practices to offer free oral cancer...
What has the greatest impact on survival rates of oral cancer? Radiation? Chemotherapy? Perhaps surgery? The truth is none of these; rather, it is the point in time at which the disease is discovered.
View ArticleDisinfectant mouthwashes may be effective against cancers of the mouth and...
Patients who suffer from gingivitis are often advised to use disinfectant mouthwashes. In the future, the active ingredients in these products could be used in a completely different area: As...
View ArticleDental associations urge regular oral cancer examinations for early detection
Almost 42,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or throat cancer this year. The 5-year survival rate of those diagnosed is only slightly more than 64%. When cancer is detected and treated early,...
View ArticleUnique DNA markings on certain genes may 'predict' risk of developing head...
Unique DNA markings on certain genes may "predict" the risk of developing head and neck cancer, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.
View ArticleLifestyle changes and screening tools prove to reduce cancer risk, says doctor
President Nixon funded research to wage a war on cancer, a long battle that we're still fighting today. While the last 40 years haven't brought us a cure, we have made some meaningful progress in...
View ArticlePeople urged to undergo oral cancer screenings as part of Oral Cancer...
Oral and oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the mouth and upper throat) collectively kill nearly one person every hour of every day of the year.
View ArticleResearchers find way to diagnose aggressiveness of oral cancer
Studying mouth cancer in mice, researchers have found a way to predict the aggressiveness of similar tumors in people, an early step toward a diagnostic test that could guide treatment, according to...
View ArticleStudy: New cases of cancer rising globally, but death rates falling in many...
New cases of virtually all types of cancer are rising in countries globally - regardless of income - but the death rates from cancer are falling in many countries, according to a new analysis of 28...
View ArticleThis No Smoking Day think of your oral health and kick the habit
Europe’s largest dental treatment provider, mydentist, is calling on smokers across the UK to quit on No Smoking Day for the good of their oral health.
View ArticleLoyola researchers detect tumor gene that may help predict survival outcomes...
Loyola researchers have identified a tumor gene that may help to predict survival outcomes in patients with cancer of the mouth and tongue.
View ArticleMouth cancer rates increase by 68% in the UK over last two decades
A NEW Cancer Research UK analysis reveals that rates of mouth (oral) cancer have jumped by 68 per cent in the UK over the last 20 years, today (Friday).
View ArticleUK’s dental community offers enormous support for Mouth Cancer Action Month 2016
With Mouth Cancer Action Month 2016 having now drawn to a close, its organisers, the Oral Health Foundation, have hailed the impact that this year’s campaign has had across all areas of the UK’s...
View ArticleScientists to develop 'next generation' device that could help predict risk...
A NEW ‘next generation’ device which could help doctors reliably predict the risk of preterm birth is to be developed by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of...
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