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Oral HPV infection affects 7% of the US population

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Source: www.onclive.com Author: Ben Leach Approximately 7% of Americans are infected with oral human papillomavirus (HPV), and men are 3 times as likely to be infected as women, according to an analysis that helps define a leading factor in the rise of oropharyngeal cancer. The findings of the HPV prevalence study were presented at the Multidisciplinary Head [...]

Adolescents and oral sex: is it really something to worry about?

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

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Source: aaas.confex.com Author: Bonnie Halpern-Felsher , University of California, San Francisco, CA National studies show that the most common form of partnered sexual behavior among adolescents is oral sex. While oral sex does not result in pregnancy, it can lead to STIs. Most studies on adolescent sex have focused on vaginal sex, thus leaving important [...]

Medicare expands coverage of tobacco cessation

Sunday, August 29, 2010

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Source: thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch Author: Mike Lillis The Obama administration on Wednesday expanded Medicare to cover more seniors hoping to kick their tobacco habits. “Most Medicare beneficiaries want to quit their tobacco use,” Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement announcing the move. “Now, [they] can get the help they need.” [...]

New biomarker technique could provide early detection for cancer

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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Source: www.physorg.com Author: press release provided by University of Connecticut Modern genetic testing can predict your risk of contracting particular diseases based on predispositions discovered in your DNA. But what if similar biotechnology could tell you that you’ve got a disease before you notice any symptoms? What if it could even tell you, before any [...]

New model for oral cancer/tobacco research

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Source: www.upi.com/Health_News Author: staff A carcinogen in tobacco smoke is being used in oral cancer research to provide a more relevant model to understand the disease, U.S. researchers say. Joseph Guttenplan of the the New York City College of Dentistry and Dr. Karam El-Bayoumy of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine say smoking is [...]

First-time walk raises awareness of oral cancer

Sunday, April 18, 2010

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Source: indarticles.com Author: staff A support group for people with oral and head and neck cancer is looking to send a message Saturday with its inaugural Oral Cancer Awareness Walk, co-sponsored by the Oral Cancer Foundation. “Last year approximately 35,700 new cases were diagnosed in the United States, and there were about 7,600 deaths,” walk [...]

Saskatchewan students choose anti-tobacco ad for national non-smoking week

Friday, January 15, 2010

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Source: www.canadaviews.ca Author: Government of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan’s Health Minister is pleased to announce the winning anti-tobacco advertisement selected by Saskatchewan students participating in the View and Vote program. Students in Grades 6 to 12 were given the opportunity to view and vote on some of the best international, American and Canadian anti-tobacco television ads. Two [...]

New survey shows slow decline in youth smoking, troubling increase in smokeless tobacco use – congress, states must step up tobacco prevention efforts

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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Source: www.streetinsider.com Author: staff The 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey released today by the National Institute of Drug Abuse shows that the nation continues to make gradual progress in reducing youth smoking, but declines have slowed significantly compared to the dramatic gains early in the decade. In especially troubling news, the survey also finds that [...]

Mouth is indicator of overall health, says dental school professor

Friday, November 13, 2009

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Source: www.sciencedaily.com Author: staff One day in medical clinics, the big picture of a patient’s state of health may be found in little pictures from the mouth, says Li Mao, MD, a new professor at the University of Maryland Dental School. The mouth or oral cavity area is an excellent indicator of the whole body’s [...]

Green tea shows promise as chemoprevention agent for oral cancer, M. D. Anderson study finds

Thursday, November 5, 2009

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Source: www.eurekalert.org Author: press release Green tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for oral cancer in patients with a pre-malignant condition known as oral leukoplakia, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The study, published online in Cancer Prevention Research, is the first to examine green [...]

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