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Oral sex can add to risk of HPV positive cancers

Saturday, March 13, 2010

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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 [...]

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Alcohol’s hidden effects revealed in new National Health Service campaign

Monday, March 1, 2010

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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 [...]

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Drinkers underestimate harm from alcohol

Friday, January 29, 2010

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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 [...]

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Tongue reconstruction

Saturday, December 19, 2009

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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 [...]

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Drinking epidemic ‘fuels surge in cancer’

Monday, December 7, 2009

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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 [...]

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Human papillomavirus infection and cancers of the oropharynx

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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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. [...]

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Port Coquitlam dentist hopes to save a life with a Velscope

Friday, September 25, 2009

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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 [...]

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More evidence links alcohol, cancer in women

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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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 [...]

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Smoking and drinking linked to throat and stomach cancer

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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Source: uk.reuters.com Author: Michael Kahn Drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes appear to increase the risk of certain common throat and stomach cancers, Dutch researchers reported on Monday. The findings, presented at an American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Washington, underline other health recommendations for people to follow a healthy lifestyle and drink and smoke [...]

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Younger people suffering from mouth cancer

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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Source: www.rochdaleonline.co.uk Author: staff People in their 20s are being urged to look out for the symptoms of mouth cancer. The disease is usually found in older people who have smoked and drunk alcohol over a long period of time. Now mouth cancer specialists are reporting cases of people in their 20s and 30s with [...]

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