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HPV and EGFR are hottest topics in head and neck cancer

Friday, May 13, 2011

Source: www.medscape.com Author: Zosia Chustecka The hottest topic in head and neck cancers is the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the disease, although there is also a lot interest in treatment with EGRF inhibitors, especially the second-generation products, according to an expert here at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 11th Biennial [...]

HPV causing “slow epidemic” of oral cancers

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

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Source: www.medscape.com Author: Janis C. Kelly Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), and might account for the steady increase in OSCC incidence, even in subjects who do not smoke or consume alcohol, according to Swedish researchers. A review of recent studies, conducted by Trobjorn Ramqvist, MD, and Tina [...]

HPV-positive oropharnygeal cancer has better prognosis than tobacco-induced cancer

Monday, August 16, 2010

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Source: www.enttoday.org Author: Alice Goodma Mounting evidence suggests that human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer has an improved prognosis compared with HPV-negative disease. The most recent supportive evidence comes from an analysis of a Phase III trial presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Our study showed that HPV status [...]

HPV is changing the face of head and neck cancers

Sunday, June 27, 2010

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Source: www.hemonctoday.com Author: Christen Cona In February, at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Chandler, Ariz., Maura Gillison, MD, PhD, professor and Jeg Coughlin Chair of Cancer Research at The Ohio State University in Columbus, presented data that showed that the proportion of all head and neck squamous cell cancers that were of [...]

Doctors study link between oral cancer and HPV – suggest males should also be vaccinated

Sunday, May 16, 2010

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Source: www.theprovince.com Author: Iris Winston, Canwest News Service Oral cancer brings to mind images of longtime chain smokers and grizzled tobacco chewers. But the risk factors for cancers of the mouth and throat now include sexual activity as well as all forms of tobacco use and alcohol consumption. “Over the 20 years I have been [...]

Rise in mouth cancer linked to STI’s, primarily HPV16

Monday, March 29, 2010

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Source: www.nhs.uk Author: staff The Daily Telegraph reported that a “rise in mouth cancer may be due to sexually transmitted infection”. The newspaper said that there has been a 50% increase in the number of mouth cancers in the last 20 years, and the increase appears to be in those cases related to the human [...]

Journal of Nuclear Medicine: 18F-FDG PET+CT cost-effective in screening head and neck cancer patients

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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Source: www.healthimaging.com Author: staff Whole-body 18F-FDG PET combined with chest CT is cost-effective in pretreatment screening for distant metastases in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients with risk factors, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The presence of distant metastases at initial evaluation influences [...]

Determination of malnourishment in the head and neck cancer patient: assessment tools and nutrition education of radiation oncologists

Saturday, February 13, 2010

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Source: Support Care Cancer, January 14, 2010 Authors: PV Decicco, SM Wunderlich, and JS Emmolo Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate current assessment practices of malnourishment by radiation oncologists among the head and neck cancer patient population. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. A 14-question survey was mailed to 333 radiation [...]

Biodesix: a new way to inform cancer treatment selection

Friday, October 30, 2009

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Source: www.rockyradar.com Author: staff “One data point doesn’t tell you very much in most cases,” comments David Brunel, CEO of Biodesix, a medical diagnostics company based in Broomfield, Colorado. This principle guides Biodesix’s approach to developing diagnostics which aim to indentify a patient’s expected response to a particular therapeutic. Biodesix’s technology evaluates multiple biomarkers – [...]

Wart virus makes for less deadly cancer

Friday, October 16, 2009

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Source: www.montrealgazette.com Author: Maggie Fox A wart virus best known for causing cervical cancer may make for a less-deadly kind of head and neck cancer, researchers reported on Thursday. People whose head and neck tumours carried the human papillomavirus virus, or HPV, were 59 percent less likely to die than people whose tumours were not [...]

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