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Oral cancer and cultural factors in Asia

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Source: findarticles.com Authors: Sherry L Priebe, Jolanta Aleksejuniene, Shafik Dharamsi, Christopher Zed Abstract: Oral cancer is on the rise worldwide, with over 200,000 cases diagnosed yearly. The predisposing social and cultural habits related to this disease acquired in resource-poor countries in Southeast Asia remain prevalent among its users following migration to other and better resourced [...]

Oral epithelial dysplasia: What does it really mean?

Thursday, August 18, 2011

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Source: www.rdhmag.com Author: Nancy W. Burkhart, RDH, EdD Patients are sometimes followed for periods of time for what is called dysplasia, leukoplakia, keratotic lesions, and previous frank carcinoma. With any degree of tissue change, the person should be followed closely and an etiology always needs to be determined. Sometimes, removal of a frictional component is [...]

Photodynamic therapy shows promise in head/neck cancer

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

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Source: www.drbicuspid.com Author: staff Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been shown to be effective as a curative therapy for early cancers of the head and neck, according to research presented at the recent International Photodynamic Association World Congress in Innsbruck, Austria. Researchers from Ondine Biomedical presented two studies at the conference. In the first, 469 patients [...]

Pioglitazone Shows Promise for Oral Cancer Prevention

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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Laird Harrison Medsscape staff writer San Diego, California — In a phase 2 clinical trial, the thiazolidinedione pioglitazone partially or completely eliminated two thirds of leukoplakia lesions, which can sometimes become cancerous, researchers reported here at the International Association of Dental Research 89th General Session and Exhibition. Pioglitazone (Actos, Takeda Pharmaceuticals) “works pretty well — better [...]

Tongue cancer symptoms: soreness, spots & swellings

Saturday, May 15, 2010

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Source: www.dentistry.com Author: staff Tongue cancer normally occurs in the squamous, or skin cells. Symptoms of tongue cancer either in the front or middle of your tongue makes it oral cancer – if they’re at the base of your tongue it comes under the heading of throat or oropharyngeal cancer. When looking for tongue cancer [...]

Clinical significance of phosphatidyl inositol synthase overexpression in oral cancer

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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Source: 7thspace.co Authors: Jatinder Kaur et al. We reported increased levels of Phosphatidyl Inositol synthase (PI synthase), (enzyme that catalyses phosphatidyl inositol (PI) synthesis-implicated in intracellular signaling and regulation of cell growth) in smokeless tobacco (ST) exposed oral cell cultures by differential display. This study determined the clinical significance of PI synthase overexpression in oral [...]

Dentists your first defence in fight against oral cancer

Monday, November 9, 2009

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Source: Timescolonist Author: Johnathan Skuba In 2003, an estimated 3,100 Canadians were newly diagnosed with oral cancer. That same year, 1,090 people died of the disease. In the U.S., oral cancer kills roughly one person per hour, 24 hours a day. Of those newly diagnosed, only half will survive five years later, and this terrifying [...]

Understanding the link between HPV and oropharyngeal cancers

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Source: www.jaapa.com (Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, October, 2009) Authors: Denise Rizzolo, PA-C, PhD, Mona Sedrak, PA-C, PhD Head and neck cancer is diagnosed in approximately 650,000 patients each year worldwide.1 The term head and neck cancer refers to a group of biologically similar cancers originating from the upper aerodigestive tract, including [...]

Involvement of potential pathways in malignant transformation from oral leukoplakia to oral squamous cell carcinoma revealed by proteomic analysis

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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Source: 7thspace.com Author: staff Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common forms of cancer associated with the presence of precancerous oral leukoplakia. Given the poor prognosis associated with oral leukoplakia, and the difficulties in distinguishing it with cancer lesion, there is an urgent need to elucidate the molecular determinants and key [...]

New products ingenious or insidious?

Friday, July 3, 2009

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Source: www.mailtribune.com Author: John Darling The use of smokeless tobacco in Jackson County has steadily risen in recent years among teens and adults — and now, officials fear the introduction earlier this year of new, candy-flavored “dissolvable tobacco” lozenges will make matters worse. Called Orbs, the pellets, which look and taste like breath mints, contain [...]

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