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Office-based ultrasound-guided FNA found to be superior in diagnosing head and neck lesions

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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 – Head and Neck Surgery. FNA is a diagnostic procedure used to investigate superficial lumps or [...]

Introducing OraRisk HPV salivary diagnostic test by OralDNA Labs

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Source: RDHmag Author: Staff NASHVILLE, Tennessee–OralDNA Labs , a leader in advancing wellness in dentistry through salivary diagnostics and a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics, recently introduced a OraRisk HPV test. The test is a noninvasive, screening tool to identify the type(s) of oral human papillomavirus (also called HPV). Oral HPV is a mucosal viral infection that is a [...]

Roger Ebert’s story inspiring local cancer survivors

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Source: News Channel 9 Author: Kevin Sims Tuesday on the Oprah Winfrey Show, movie critic Roger Ebert is talking about his battle with oral cancer. That’s a fight many folks here in the Tennessee Valley face everyday. And now there’s a support group specifically for those survivors. Five days a week, Jeanna Richelson is an engineer at Sisken Steel. 365 days [...]

“Snus causes cancer” – health institute

Monday, March 1, 2010

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Source: thelocal.se Author: Staff Swedish snus causes cancer and increases the risk of death from heart disease, according to the National Institute of Public Health. The warning, which will concern many Swedes who have turned to snus as a healthier nicotine alternative to smoking, is based on the institute’s analysis of epidemiological and experimental studies carried out by the Karolinska [...]

Efficacy of the ViziLite System in the identification of oral lesions

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Source: Sciencedirect Author: Esther S. Oh DDS and Daniel M. Laskin DDS, MS Purpose Early detection of oral cancer is crucial in improving survival rate. To improve early detection, the use of a dilute acetic acid rinse and observation under a chemiluminescent light (ViziLite; Zila Pharmaceuticals, Phoenix, AZ) has been recommended. However, to date, the contributions of the [...]

Roger Ebert: the essential man

Monday, February 22, 2010

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Source: Esquire Magazine Author: Chris Jones It has been nearly four years since Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw and his ability to speak. Now television’s most famous movie critic is rarely seen and never heard, but his words have never stopped. For the 281st time in the last ten months Roger Ebert is sitting down to watch [...]

Oral cancer’s toll, cruel

Friday, February 19, 2010

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Source: CNN Author: Madison Park (CNN) — It brought a tough, All-Star NBA coach to tears this week. And it stilled the voice of a famous film critic. Head and neck cancers are rare, but known to be severe — they can strip away a person’s voice, distort the face and rob the basic abilities to eat, drink [...]

Nuggets’ coach again fighting cancer- this time of the throat

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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Source: ESPN Author: Ric Bucher Denver Nuggets coach George Karl informed his team Tuesday afternoon that he is in another fight for his life with cancer. Karl, who had been cancer-free since prostate surgery in July 2005, discovered a worrisome lump on his neck about six weeks ago. A biopsy determined that it was “very treatable and curable” [...]

Smokers take their last legal puffs in Virginia restaurants

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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Source: Washington Post Author: Sandhya Somashekhar It was a gentlemen’s protest: Scores of cigar-smokers filed into an upscale steakhouse in Reston on Monday night to light up their stogies over cocktails and beef Wellington and lament that the smoking police had finally come to, of all places, Virginia. Four hundred years after John Rolfe planted the nation’s first [...]

Colleen Zenk Pinter: Cancer survivor has much to be thankful for this year

Monday, November 30, 2009

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Source: Acorn Online Author: Susan Wolf Thanksgiving will be more than a pleasant holiday gathering with family and friends this year for Colleen Zenk Pinter. It will be a celebration of life, of being thankful for those closest to her. Ms. Zenk Pinter approaches this Thanksgiving cancer-free after a long and often painful battle with oral cancer. Her [...]

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