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Actor Michael Douglas Partners With Oral Cancer Foundation For Early Detection PSA Campaign
LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Actor and producer Michael Douglas has donated his time to help create a television public service announcement (PSA) on behalf of the Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping those affected by the disease. The PSA will support the Foundation’s efforts to educate the public [...]
Continue reading...Study: Oral cancers take financial toll
26. April 2012
Source: Dr.Biscuspid.com April 26, 2012 — The cost of treating individuals with oral, orapharyngeal, and salivary gland cancers is significant, particularly for patients who undergo all three forms of treatment, according to a new study by Delta Dental of Michigan’s Research and Data Institute. And for many that is only the beginning of the financial [...]
Continue reading...Oral cancer on the rise in the US; Americans unaware of major risk factors
25. April 2012
Source: Dental Tribune NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., USA: New research conducted on behalf of the Oral Cancer Foundation has found that many Americans are unaware of the fact that the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus, is the fastest-growing risk factor for oral cancer. The data supports the current consensus that awareness of oral cancer [...]
Continue reading...April: Oral Cancer Awareness Month
2. April 2012
Source: Aspen Dental April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. According to Brian Hill, founder and executive director of the Oral Cancer Foundation, as many as 40,000 people in the United States will be told they have oral or pharyngeal cancer in 2012. Some of them may be sitting in your dental chair today. With one [...]
Continue reading...Studies underscore genetic complexity of head and neck squamous cell cancers
15. March 2012
Source: Dentistry IQ By Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, MS While we should be screening patients for oral and pharyngeal cancer daily, April has been designated as the month when we highlight this disease, and increase awareness about its prevention and treatment. Powerful new technologies that pinpoint the connections between human genes and diseases have clarified [...]
Continue reading...Discussing the Horrors of Oral Cancer with Two Survivors
14. March 2012
Source: Dentistry IQ Mar 14, 2012 By Kevin Henry Managing Editor, Dental Economics Editor’s Note: I recently had the chance to talk with Christine Brader, a former smoker and three-time oral cancer survivor who lives in Allentown, Pa. She is a volunteer senior patient advocate and a board administrator for the Oral Cancer Foundation. For [...]
Continue reading...Oral Cancer Foundation Sponsors 13th Annual Oral Cancer Awareness Month in April 2012
7. January 2012
Source: Dentistry IQ Organization encouraging dental professionals to offer free screenings to the public Did you know that the fastest growing segment of the oral cancer community is young, healthy non-smokers? It’s shocking but true. Exposure to the HPV-16 virus, the most common sexually transmitted infection, is now the leading cause of oral cancers in [...]
Continue reading...The Oral Cancer Foundation Helps Sponsor HPV/Oral Cancer Study
1. November 2011
Source: Jada.org An increase in the incidence and survival of oropharyngeal cancer in the United States since 1984 can be attributed to the human papilloma-virus (HPV) infection, say researchers in an article published online Oct. 3 in Journal of Clinical Oncology. The results of previous studies have shown that oropharyngeal cancers can be divided into [...]
Continue reading...Bummer – More oral sex equals more oral cancer
4. October 2011
The Science Blog A new study of oropharyngeal cancer suggests that dramatic increases in U.S. incidence of the cancer and survival since 1984 can be attributed to infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). Using samples collected from registries in three states, researchers showed that the proportion of oropharyngeal cancers – particularly among men – that [...]
Continue reading...New study finds that HPV caused oral cancers to increase
3. October 2011
The Oral Cancer Foundation In a new study funded by the National Cancer Institute, Ohio State University and the Oral Cancer Foundation, the forecast for the incidence of posterior of the mouth oral cancers shows that they have been increasing in incidence in recent years, and that trend is going to continue. These cancers are caused by [...]
Continue reading...- Accuracy of Dentists in the Clinical Diagnosis of Oral Lesions
- New Evaluation for HPV16 Related Cancers Using "Pap-Test Equivalent"
- New Study Indicates Tobacco Industry Was Aware of Their Own Products Dangers
- Increase in oral cancers linked to HPV
- Systems Strategies To Support Cancer Screening in U.S. Primary Care Practice
- Study Finds- Fewer Dying from Throat & Mouth Cancer in the U.S.
- UI professors: HPV editorial misses the mark
- Girls-Only Vaccine Could Be Best Weapon Against HPV
- Many Head and Neck Cancer Survivors Face Eating Problems
- The Gardasil Problem: How The U.S. Lost Faith In A Promising Vaccine
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- Big Tobacco Spending More Than a Super PAC to Defeat Cancer Research
- Actor’s Diagnosis Puts Spotlight on Oral Cancer
- Actor Michael Douglas Partners With Oral Cancer Foundation For Early Detection PSA Campaign
- 2009 Federal Tobacco Tax Increase Cut Number of Youth Smokers by At Least 220,000 in First Two Months Alone, New Study Shows
- Radiotherapy May Be Enough for HPV-Positive Throat Cancer
- Stem cell sparing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer may avoid salivary gland damage
- 1 of 6 cancer deaths worldwide caused by preventable infections
- Vaccination rates higher in states requiring them in middle school
- Tobacco Smoking and Increased Risk of Death and Progression for Patients With p16-Positive and p16-Negative Oropharyngeal Cancer
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14. May 2012
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