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	<title>Oral Cancer News &#187; leukoplakia</title>
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		<title>Oral epithelial dysplasia: What does it really mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photodynamic therapy shows promise in head/neck cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/photodynamic-therapy-shows-promise-in-headneck-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pioglitazone Shows Promise for Oral Cancer Prevention</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/pioglitazone-shows-promise-for-oral-cancer-prevention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leukoplakia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nelson Rhodus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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) &#8220;works pretty well — better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tongue cancer symptoms: soreness, spots &amp; swellings</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/tongue-cancer-symptoms-soreness-spots-swellings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 21:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bleeding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[erythroplakia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8211; if they&#8217;re at the base of your tongue it comes under the heading of throat or oropharyngeal cancer. When looking for tongue cancer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinical significance of phosphatidyl inositol synthase overexpression in oral cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/clinical-significance-of-phosphatidyl-inositol-synthase-overexpression-in-oral-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enzyme]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dentists your first defence in fight against oral cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[calluses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the link between HPV and oropharyngeal cancers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Involvement of potential pathways in malignant transformation from oral leukoplakia to oral squamous cell carcinoma revealed by proteomic analysis</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/involvement-of-potential-pathways-in-malignant-transformation-from-oral-leukoplakia-to-oral-squamous-cell-carcinoma-revealed-by-proteomic-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/involvement-of-potential-pathways-in-malignant-transformation-from-oral-leukoplakia-to-oral-squamous-cell-carcinoma-revealed-by-proteomic-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dysplasia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New products ingenious or insidious?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carcinogens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dissolvable tobacco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leukoplakia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;dissolvable tobacco&#8221; lozenges will make matters worse. Called Orbs, the pellets, which look and taste like breath mints, contain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A noninvasive genetic screening test to detect oral preneoplastic lesions</title>
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		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/a-noninvasive-genetic-screening-test-to-detect-oral-preneoplastic-lesions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[field cancerization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leukoplakia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loss of heterozygosity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Laboratory Investigation (2005) 85, 1481–1488. published online 29 August 2005 Authors: Jantine F Bremmer et al. Early diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) may have a major impact on survival and quality of life. Recent studies have shown that the majority of OSCC is preceded by precursor lesions characterized by genetic alterations. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Screening for oral precancer with noninvasive genetic cytology</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/screening-for-oral-precancer-with-noninvasive-genetic-cytology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allelic imbalance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Cancer Prevention Research, 10.1158/1940-6207 Authors: Jantine F. Bremmer et al. Oral squamous cell carcinomas develop in precancerous fields consisting of genetically altered mucosal epithelial cells. These precancerous fields may appear as clinically visible lesions, in particular, oral leukoplakia, but the large majority remains clinically undetectable. The aim of this study was to assess the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laser treatment for oral cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/laser-treatment-for-oral-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laser]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: abclocal.go.com Author: Leslie Toldo A quick zap from a painless laser could stop a deadly form of cancer. HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo tells us about this oral cancer breakthrough. Oral cancer has a high death rate compared to some other cancers, and the survival rate isn&#8217;t improving. But this new treatment could stop it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zapping oral cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/zapping-oral-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: KGBT4.com Author: Martha Benavides This year, more than 34,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with oral cancer &#8212; a cancer that has a higher death rate than cervical cancer, Hodgkin&#8217;s lymphoma, or skin cancer. Survival rates are not improving; but now, a new treatment may give doctors a way to stop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laser Treatment Zaps Oral Cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/laser-treatment-zaps-oral-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team - A</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[laser]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Jacksonville News (www.news4jax.com) Author: staff This year, more than 34,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with oral cancer &#8212; a cancer that has a higher death rate than cervical cancer, Hodgkin&#8217;s lymphoma, or skin cancer. Survival rates are not improving; but now, a new treatment may give doctors a way to [...]]]></description>
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