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Could HPV be transmitted orally?
Source: Bright Hub Author: Kira Jaines Can a kiss transmit HPV? Or oral sex? Studies conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that not only can human papilloma virus be transmitted orally, it can also increase the risk of oropharyngeal cancer. Can HPV Be Transmitted Orally? In a word, yes. Once thought to be uncommon, the oral transmission [...]
Continue reading...UC Davis probes into oral cancer
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Source: theaggie.org Author: Eric C. Lipsky UC Davis is searching for new and more effective methods to deal with oral cancer. Researchers have begun using a fluorescent oral probe to aid in the detection of malignant tissues. The probe allows doctors to differentiate between healthy and malignant tissue, along with having the capacity of working as a [...]
Continue reading...Oral sex can add to risk of HPV positive cancers
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Source: www.time.com Author: Coco Masters Oral sex can get most men’s attention. The topic becomes considerably more relevant, however, when coupled with a new study linking the human papillomavirus (HPV) to an increased risk of a kind of oral cancer more often seen in men. The study, which appears in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), [...]
Continue reading...Alcohol’s hidden effects revealed in new National Health Service campaign
Monday, March 1, 2010
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com Author: staff A new 6 million pound NHS campaign to reveal alcohol’s hidden effects warns people of the unseen damage caused by regularly drinking more than the advised limits and highlights drinkers’ affected organs while they sup their drink in the pub or at home. The campaign was launched recently by Public Health Minister, Gillian [...]
Continue reading...Drinkers underestimate harm from alcohol
Friday, January 29, 2010
Source: www.onmedica.com Author: OnMedica staff More than half (55%) of people in England who drink alcohol wrongly believe that alcohol only damages your health if you regularly get drunk or binge drink, a poll by YouGov has shown. YouGov questioned more than 2,000 adults and found that 83% of those who regularly drink more than the NHS recommended [...]
Continue reading...Tongue reconstruction
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Source: www.wsoctv.com/health Author: staff Tongue cancer accounts for about 25 percent of all oral cancers. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 10,530 cases of tongue cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year. Although the cancer can occur at any age, it’s most commonly diagnosed in older people, with a median age at diagnosis of [...]
Continue reading...Drinking epidemic ‘fuels surge in cancer’
Monday, December 7, 2009
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk/health Author: Jenny Hope Round-the-clock drinking and cut-price alcohol are to blame for an ‘appalling’ rise in cancers, experts warned today. Cases of cancer of the mouth have gone up by half in the past decade, with a 43 per cent rise in liver tumours. There have also been big rises in breast and colorectal cancer. [...]
Continue reading...Human papillomavirus infection and cancers of the oropharynx
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Source: www.ajho.com Author: Robert Haddad, MD Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA The author was invited to contribute his thoughts on the topic of human papillomavirus and cancers of the oropharynx. Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is a major public health problem, affecting nearly half a million individuals worldwide each year. These cancers can arise [...]
Continue reading...Port Coquitlam dentist hopes to save a life with a Velscope
Friday, September 25, 2009
Source: www.bclocalnews.com Author: Diane Strandberg A Port Coquitlam dentist is offering to do more than fix cavities and polish teeth. Dr. Glenn Keryluk wants to save a life. He’s purchased an oral cancer screening device he expects will shortly become standard equipment in all dentist offices and he is offering to screen patients referred to by local doctors. “It’s [...]
Continue reading...More evidence links alcohol, cancer in women
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Source: apnews.myway.com Author: staff A study of nearly 1.3 million British women offers yet more evidence that moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of a handful of cancers. British researchers surveyed middle-aged women at breast cancer screening clinics about their drinking habits, and tracked their health for seven years. A quarter of the women reported no alcohol use. [...]
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- Efficacy of the ViziLite System in the identification of oral lesions
- Prolonged treatment delay did not affect outcomes in SCCHN
- CDC finds poisons in dissolvable tobacco products
- A 25-year analysis of veterans treated for tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma
- Doctors study link between oral cancer and HPV - suggest males should also be vaccinated
- Tongue cancer symptoms: soreness, spots & swellings
- ADA unveils oral cancer evidence-based recommendations
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- Evaluation of a multifaceted social marketing campaign to increase awareness of and screening for oral cancer in African Americans.
- Does Framing Human Papillomavirus Vaccine as Preventing Cancer in Men Increase Vaccine Acceptability?
- Ohio pastor to turn over dead brother’s estate
- Vaccines might help fight throat cancer, but hurdles are high
- Dispatch: get vaccinated!
- Consistent condom use may cut men’s HPV risk
- Gene may hold key to reducing spread of oral cancers
- The cancer-causing sex virus
- Mice with toys and friends have better anti-cancer responses
- Dental researchers discover human beta defensins-3 ignite in oral cancer growth
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