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Individualized Treatment Selection in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer – Do Molecular Markers Meet the Challenge?

30. June 2008

6/30/2008 web-based article Bhuvanesh Singh and David G. Pfister Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 26, No 19 (July 1), 2008: pp. 3114-3116 Integrated chemotherapy and radiation therapy have become the standard of care for most patients with advanced stage laryngopharyngeal cancers. The concurrent administration of these two modalities is the approach recommended by most experts [...]

Knowledge and opinions regarding oral cancer among Maryland dental students

30. June 2008

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6/30/2008 Bethesda, MD S Boroumand et al. J Cancer Educ, June 1, 2008; 23(2): 85-91 Background: Most oral cancers are diagnosed at late stages. Health care providers, particularly dentists, play a critical role in early detection of oral cancers and should be knowledgeable and skillful in oral cancer diagnosis. In this study, we assessed knowledge [...]

Prognostic factors of survival in head and neck cancer patients treated with surgery and postoperative radiation therapy

30. June 2008

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6/30/2008 Clichy, France C Le Tourneau et al. Acta Otolaryngol, June 1, 2008; 128(6): 706-12 Conclusions: Given that radiation therapy (RT) is currently initiated as soon as possible after surgery, our results indicate that the main prognostic factors of survival are pT and pN stages in patients treated with surgery and postoperative RT for locally [...]

Chemoselection As a Strategy for Organ Preservation in Advanced Oropharynx Cancer

30. June 2008

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6/30/2008 Ann Arbor, MI Francis P. Worden et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 26, No 19 (July 1), 2008: pp. 3138-3146 Response and Survival Positively Associated With HPV16 Copy Number Purpose: To test induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) or surgery/radiotherapy (RT) for advanced oropharyngeal cancer and to assess the effect of [...]

Genetically engineered viruses battle cancer

29. June 2008

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6/29/2008 Washington, DC Robert Boyd origin.montereyherald.com Viruses aren’t always the bad guys. Sure, they can cause colds, measles, AIDS and other miseries. But with some tinkering, these tiny organisms may become a new and better way to treat cancer. In the last few years, scientists have been genetically engineering various viruses so they attack cancer [...]

Researchers from University of Minnesota publish findings in oral cancer

25. June 2008

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6/25/2008 Minneapolis, MN staff NewsRX (www.newsrx.com) According to a study from the United States, “Whole human saliva possesses tremendous potential in clinical diagnostics, particularly for conditions within the oral cavity such as oral cancer. Although many have studied the soluble fraction of whole saliva, few have taken advantage of the diagnostic potential of the cells [...]

Treatment of Patients with Clinically Lymph Node-negative Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity

24. June 2008

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6/24/2008 Seoul, South Korea Won Il Jang et al. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2008 38(6):395-401 Objective: To evaluate treatment outcome and to determine optimal treatment strategy for patients with clinically lymph node-negative (N0) oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Methods: Two hundred and twenty-seven patients with oral cavity SCC received radiotherapy with curative intent. [...]

Clinical Trials for the Prevention of Mucositis in Patients With Cancer of the Head and Neck

24. June 2008

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6/24/2008 Los Angeles, CA press release Fox Business (www.foxbusiness.com) Canopus BioPharma, Inc. is pleased to announce that the South African Medicines Control Council has granted approval for a Phase II study in 30 cancer patients evaluating the protective effect of CB1400 on the gastrointestional tract from radiation-induced mucositis. This new trial is an important step [...]

Imrt Reirradiation of Head and Neck Cancer-Disease Control and Morbidity Outcomes

23. June 2008

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6/23/2008 web-based article Erik P Sulman et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, June 13, 2008 Purpose: Institutional and cooperative group experience has demonstrated the feasibility of reirradiation for head and neck cancer. Limited data are available regarding the use of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for this indication. We reviewed our initial experience using IMRT [...]

Mouth cancer checks DO happen, say dentists

23. June 2008

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6/23/2008 London, England staff Dentistry.uk.co A report revealing an alarming number of dental patients going without mouth cancer checks has prompted a tide of protest from dentists throughout the UK. The survey revealed that 71% of people said their dentist had never checked them for the condition. And 87% said their dentist had never even [...]

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