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New Fire Pepper Jelly Proceeds Help Benefit The Bruce Paltrow Oral Cancer Fund

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Source: TheCelebrityCafe.com Jenkins Jellies was recently started by actress Hillary Danner, who was encouraged by a friend to invent a unique pepper jelly that has an extra kick of flavor. She brought in friends Maria Newman and Chef Jared Lavy to help out, resulting in the creation of the delicious, one-of-a-kind Hell Fire Pepper Jelly. The jelly [...]

Ethanol Promotes Chemically Induced Oral Cancer in Mice through Activation of the 5-Lipoxygenase Pathway of Arachidonic Acid Metabolism

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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Source: Cancer Prevention Research Abstract Alcohol drinking is a known risk factor for oral cancer in humans. However, previous animal studies on the promoting effect of ethanol on oral carcinogenesis were inconclusive. It is necessary to develop an animal model with which the molecular mechanism of ethanol-related oral carcinogenesis may be elucidated to develop effective [...]

HPV Vaccine and Premarital-Sex Controversy

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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Source: The News Tribune Some perspective is needed on the controversy over the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that arose after a recent Republican presidential debate. The best way to do that is to take sex out of the equation. Instead of preventing a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer in women and [...]

Primary component in turmeric kicks off cancer-killing mechanisms in human saliva

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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Source: Eurekalert.org Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a pilot study using human saliva by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. The inhibition of the cell signaling pathway also correlated with reduced expression of a number [...]

HPV vaccine may be as easy as just 1-2

Monday, September 12, 2011

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Source: American Council on Science and Health Author: Staff Proven to be the leading cause of cervical cancer, the human papillomavirus (HPV) has recently been linked to anal and oral cancer as well. That’s why it’s important for young men and women to protect themselves against those strains of the virus with the HPV vaccine. [...]

Researchers Find New Hope for Oral Cancer

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

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Source: Newswise.com NIH Director: rescuing and repurposing abandoned therapies for new uses could save time and money Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio. September 6, 2011. Scientists on the cutting edge of biomedical research know that research is a process – a combination of successes and failures that inform the next step forward. However, for some researchers [...]

Democrat Shelly Leonard, Former House District Candidate, Fights Cancer Again

Friday, September 2, 2011

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Source: TampaBay By: Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer CLEARWATER — When she ran against incumbent state Rep. Ed Hooper last year, Shelly Leonard wasn’t your typical candidate. She was a 37-year-old single mother — and a survivor of oral cancer. The feisty Democrat made her cancer history a part of her stump speech, talking about [...]

Rate of HPV Vaccination in Teens Lagging

Friday, August 26, 2011

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Source: The Associated Press Author: Staff Only about half of the teenage girls in the U.S. have rolled up their sleeves for a controversial vaccine against cervical cancer — a rate well below those for two other vaccinations aimed at adolescents. The vaccine hit the market in 2006. By last year, just 49 percent [...]

Life After Tongue Cancer, & a Total Glossectomy

Monday, August 22, 2011

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Source: UCSF Medical Center Author: Sierra Tzoore Tongue cancer is uncommon, and it’s especially unusual for it to strike a young person who doesn’t smoke or drink heavily. Kate Brown was just 32 years old, recently married and beginning a new job, when she learned that a spot on her tongue was stage III tongue cancer. [...]

Dental Care Denied by Medicare Turns into Major Lawsuit

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

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Source: Dr.Bicuspid.com Medicare’s refusal to cover extensive dental treatment that is often needed to treat patients with diseases such as oral cancer and Sjögren’s syndrome is unreasonable and arbitrary, according to a lawsuit pending in U.S. federal court. The litigation, originally filed in 2008 on behalf of one plaintiff, was recently amended by the Center [...]

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