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		<title>Is it really about time? Overcoming the real barriers to complete oral cancer screening</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/is-it-really-about-time-overcoming-the-real-barriers-to-complete-oral-cancer-screening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[active listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biopsy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body language]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: www.dentistryiq.com
Author: Jonathan A. Bregman, DDS, FAGD
In the previous articles of this series, I discussed four barriers I see as stopping those in the dental profession from doing a complete oral cancer screening examination.
In Part 1, the barrier I discussed is the overall lack of confidence in doing a complete extra-/intraoral cancer screening exam. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HPV-related cancer not confined to cervix</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/hpv-related-cancer-not-confined-to-cervix/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/hpv-related-cancer-not-confined-to-cervix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anal cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human papilloma virus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Comprehensive Cancer Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[penile cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: www.businesswire.com
Author: press release
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent responsible for most cases of cervical cancer, but is also associated with several other types of cancer. Expert physicians from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Member Institutions presented an update on HPV and its link to various cancers including cervical cancer, anal carcinoma, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Office-based ultrasound-guided FNA found to be superior in diagnosing head and neck lesions</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/office-based-ultrasound-guided-fna-found-to-be-superior-in-diagnosing-head-and-neck-lesions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Academy of Otolaryngology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clinical trial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FNA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[head and neck lesions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: American Academy of Otolaryngology
Author: Jessica Mikulski
Office-based, surgeon-performed, ultrasound-guided, fine needle aspiration (FNA) of head and neck lesions yields a statistically significant higher diagnostic rate compared to the standard palpation technique, indicates new research in the March 2010 issue of Otolaryngology &#8211; Head and Neck Surgery.
FNA is a diagnostic procedure used to investigate superficial lumps or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why men’s health is a feminist issue</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/why-men%e2%80%99s-health-is-a-feminist-issue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food and Drug Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardasil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genital warts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: www.msmagazine.com
Author: Adina Nack
Jorge (not his real name) feared his girlfriend would dump him. He’d been diagnosed with genital warts before meeting her, and hadn’t yet told her about his infection. Jorge was being careful—no skin-to-skin sexual contact—but the disclosure was looming. So he’d done some research and learned what caused genital warts. Armed with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BT Pharma secures EUR 13.1million (USD 17.7 million) in capital funding and changes its name to Genticel</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/bt-pharma-secures-eur-13-1million-usd-17-7-million-in-capital-funding-and-changes-its-name-to-genticel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPV16]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPV18]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human papillomavirus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: pharmalive.com/News
Author: press release
BT Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative immunotherapies to prevent cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), announces today that it has raised EUR 13.1 million in additional funding and changed its name to Genticel. AGF Private Equity led the round, which brought in three new investors, IRDI (Institut Régional de Développement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cancer survivor tells his experience with smokeless tobacco</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/cancer-survivor-tells-his-experience-with-smokeless-tobacco/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gruen Von Behrens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radiation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Lifestyles
Author: Nicole Printz
Just like the trucks on every corner in Abilene, rings on back jean pockets are a common sight.
Gruen Von Behrens, who visited Abilene High School on Wednesday, knows all about smokeless tobacco. He began with snuff at 13 years old.
He asked the packed high school auditorium if the students knew someone who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayo oral cancer study shows full tumor genome</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/mayo-oral-cancer-study-shows-full-tumor-genome-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gene expression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genomic transcripts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RNA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sequencing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: insciences.org
Author: press release
 Mayo Clinic researchers along with collaborators from Life Technologies are reporting on the application of a new approach for sequencing RNA to study cancer tumors. Their findings from a proof-of-principle study on oral carcinomas appear in the current issue of PLoS One, the online science journal.
To explore the advantages of massively [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viagra, Cialis do more than arouse</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/viagra-cialis-do-more-than-arouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cialis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[erectile dysfunction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune systems]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: www.kptv.com
Author: staff
More than 30 million men take them for erectile dysfunction, but the drugs marketed to treat male impotence are now being investigated for the treatment of more than a dozen diseases and health problems. Researchers say ED drugs like Viagra could turn out to be as versatile as aspirin.
They&#8217;re the images of happy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid incense</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/avoid-incense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benzene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carcinogens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[formaldehyde]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oralcancernews.org/wp/?p=8060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com
Author: Julie Deardorff
You know you&#8217;re in a yoga or massage studio when the smell of Nag Champa incense&#8211;a blend of patchouli and sandalwood&#8211;permeates the air. But you may not want to breathe too deep. Incense contains potent pollutants, notably benzene, toluene and formaldehyde&#8211;known carcinogens found in tobacco smoke, according to the UC Berkeley Wellness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transoral robotic surgery showed good oncologic, functional outcomes</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/transoral-robotic-surgery-showed-good-oncologic-functional-outcomes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disease control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[robotic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surgery]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oralcancernews.org/wp/?p=8056</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Source:
Author: Christen Haigh
Patients with head and neck cancers treated with transoral robotic surgery — or TORS — had good disease control, disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS), according to the findings of a preliminary study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Chandler, Ariz. 
“Disease control and survival rates using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prolonged treatment delay did not affect outcomes in SCCHN</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/prolonged-treatment-delay-did-not-affect-outcomes-in-scchn/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/prolonged-treatment-delay-did-not-affect-outcomes-in-scchn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiation therapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oralcancernews.org/wp/?p=8049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: www.hemonctoday.com
Author:  Christen Haigh 
No association was found between diagnosis to treatment interval and tumor control outcomes in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). However, patients with poor Karnofsky performance status, black patients and patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy all had prolonged diagnosis to treatment interval. 
Jimmy J. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Instant screening device is the best defense for detecting deadly oral cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/instant-screening-device-is-the-best-defense-for-detecting-deadly-oral-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lesions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oralcancernews.org/wp/?p=8045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: worldental.org
Author: staff
Every year, over 34,000 Americans develop oral cancer. Many die, and many others must undergo surgery that leaves them permanently disfigured.
In the March 2010 issue of Esquire magazine, film critic Roger Ebert shared his story about his battle with the oral cancer disease. After multiple surgeries, he lost his lower jaw, along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New technology helps those affected by HPV</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/new-technology-helps-those-affected-by-hpv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPV]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[papilloma]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oralcancernews.org/wp/?p=8040</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: news10now.com
Autor: Marcie Fraser
Scott Vitale certainly does not fit the criteria for the HPV virus which causes warts, and in rare cases, it&#8217;s found in the throat. Most often, infants get it from their mothers while they pass through the birth canal. Why or how he got the virus, no one knows for sure. 
&#8220;In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Racing to addiction: tobacco company auto racing sponsorships</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/racing-to-addiction-tobacco-company-auto-racing-sponsorships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: www.docstoc.com
Author: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids staff
Auto racing is the number one live spectator sport in the United States, the second most  watched sport on TV, and &#8220;the hottest, fastest-growing spectator sport in American.&#8221;1 With  disproportionate numbers of youth viewers, auto racing offers prime marketing opportunities to  promote products to kids [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radiotherapy-induced skin changes and quality of life</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/radiotherapy-induced-skin-changes-and-quality-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hopwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychological factors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: The Lancet Oncology
Author: Julie B Schnur
Quality of life is broadly recognized within oncology as an essential component of cancer care and has been studied extensively in patients with breast cancer.1 Yet, among the three pillars of breast cancer treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy), research on radiotherapy-related quality of life has lagged behind. Specifically, the [...]]]></description>
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