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The Oral Cancer Foundation Helps Sponsor HPV/Oral Cancer Study
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...Life After Tongue Cancer, & a Total Glossectomy
22. August 2011
Source: UCSF Medical Center Author: Sierra Tzoore Tongue cancer is uncommon, and it’s especially unusual for it to strike a young person who doesn’t smoke or drink heavily. Kate Brown was just 32 years old, recently married and beginning a new job, when she learned that a spot on her tongue was stage III tongue cancer. [...]
Continue reading...Michael Douglas Continues to Put Oral Cancer in the Spotlight
23. June 2011
Source: Dr.Biscupid.com Actor Michael Douglas’ recent revelation that he had stage IV oropharyngeal cancer has highlighted the growing incidence of oral cancer, and experts say dentists can help stem the alarming increase of the disease by checking for it during routine examinations. The actor’s cancer included a walnut-sized tumor at the base of his tongue, [...]
Continue reading...Oral Cancer Foundation breaks records in April’s Awareness and Screening Month
21. May 2011
Source: MSNBC News Author: staff Oral cancer is an insidious disease that too often is not discovered until very late in its development, as it might not produce symptoms the average person may notice. By then treatments are less effective, and because of late discovery in far too many patients, it has a five year [...]
Continue reading...HPV Becomes a Major Topic for Researchers as a Source of Oral Cancers
9. May 2011
By Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Amid Michael Douglas’s personal and philanthropic battle with throat cancer, the Oscar-winning actor is shedding light on a viral form of the disease lurking in a growing number of mouths. Oral cancer has long been linked to tobacco and alcohol use, but an expanding body of research [...]
Continue reading...Oral Cancer…what does sex have to do with it?
5. May 2011
Source: DentistryIQ.com The answer is … plenty! This issue will focus on oral cancer awareness. While there are many topics we can delve into regarding this dreadful disease, we will focus on a few topics. We will share two personal and very poignant stories. Kim Anzalotti, Bill Wislon, and Eva Grayzel impart information that will [...]
Continue reading...More than 100 people receive free oral exams, courtesy of the City of Gulfport.
27. April 2011
Source: Gulfport.Patch.com The Walgreen’s parking lot in Gulfport became a dentist office for a day. And instead of paying a fee for a clinical exam, patients were seen for free. “I was very surprised because screenings of any kind are minimum of $35 to $50 dollars, so that was very nice. They advertised it very [...]
Continue reading...Oral sex is a major risk factor for oral cancer in men
20. April 2011
Source: AOL News Rates of oral cancer are on the rise among men, and researchers say the culprit isn’t the devil you might think. The rising rates of oral cancer aren’t being caused by tobacco, experts say, but by HPV, the same sexually transmitted virus responsible for the vast majority of cases of cervical cancer [...]
Continue reading...- Maura L. Gillison, M.D., Ph.D., Receives AACR’s Richard Hinda Rosenthal Memorial Award for her HPV research
- Researchers report early success using saliva to detect oral cancer
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- Bankruptcy Rate Doubles With Cancer Diagnosis
- Cancer jabs for girls
- Public lacks awareness of head and neck cancer
- Michael Douglas: It took doctors nine months to figure out walnut-sized tumor at the back of my tongue was throat cancer
- Study examines role of DNA, HPV in oral cancer survival
- Drug Designed To Restore Cell Suicide In HPV-Related Head And Neck Cancer
- Nearly 6 Percent Of Lung Cancer Tissue Samples From Non-Smokers Show Signs That HPV May Have Triggered The Tumors
- Rx Target Found For HPV, Hep C And Related Cancers
- When a virus causes cancer, surgical robot can help
- Radiosensitive Variation Key in HPV-Positive Head and Neck Cancer
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1. November 2011
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