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First gene therapy study in human salivary gland shows promise

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Date: Monday, November 5, 2012 Gene therapy can be performed safely in the human salivary gland, according to scientists at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health. This finding comes from the first-ever safety, or Phase I, clinical study of gene [...]

GIVING ORAL CANCER A LOUDER VOICE

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

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BY PATTI DIGANGI, RDH, BS Even with our best efforts, oral cancer continues to have a nearly 50% mortality rate at five years. This equals 40,000 deaths annually in the United States with 370,000 worldwide. It is predicted that there will be a world-wide oral cancer epidemic by mid-21st century. Predictions are based on what [...]

Smokers are 40 times more likely to develop cancers in head and neck

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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Source: www.heraldandnews.com Author: Andrew Creasey, Staff Reporter The level of concern you should have for contracting cancer of the head and neck can be gauged by the answer to one simple question: Do you smoke? If the answer is no, chances are your oral cavities and voice box, the places cancers most commonly occur, will [...]

Interim results from CEL-SCI’s Multikine Phase III study on head and neck cancer

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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Source: www.news-medical.net CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that an interim review of the safety data from its open label, randomized, controlled, pivotal Phase III study of Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection) investigational immunotherapy by an Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) raised no safety concerns. The IDMC also indicated that no safety signals were found that would call [...]

No ref’s return as special as Corrente’s

Thursday, October 4, 2012

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Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com Author: Peter King The voice of Tony Corrente was ebullient, as ebullient as a man who stared down his own mortality within the past few months and lived to tell about it. “How are you doing?” I asked Corrente an hour after he refereed his first game — Niners-Jets at the Meadowlands Sunday [...]

It Costs More, but Is It Worth More?

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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Source: The New York Times- Opinion Pages By EZEKIEL J. EMANUEL and STEVEN D. PEARSON If you want to know what is wrong with American health care today, exhibit A might be the two new proton beam treatment facilities the Mayo Clinic has begun building, one in Minnesota, the other in Arizona, at a cost [...]

Salivary glands project offers hope for head and neck cancer patients

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

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Source: Dental-Tribune.com Researchers have shown that salivary cells cultured outside the body can be coaxed into forming organized structures similar to those found in the body. These images show cells marked with fluorescent dyes that identify specific proteins found in salivary tissues. (DTI/Photo courtesy of Swati Pradhan-Bhatt/University of Delaware) HOUSTON, Texas/NEWARK & WILMINGTON, Del., [...]

New Guidelines for Head & Neck Cancer Reirradiation

Monday, August 20, 2012

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Source: PhysciansWeekly.com Recurrent and second primary head-and-neck squamous cell carcinomas arising within or close to previously irradiated areas are a significant clinical challenge. The American College of Radiology published appropriateness criteria for recurrent head and neck cancer after prior definitive radiation. Recurrent and second primary head-and-neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) arising within or close to [...]

Robotic surgery vs. radiation therapy: study will find which better for throat cancer

Friday, August 3, 2012

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Source: http://www.windsorstar.com/ Author: Beatrice Fantoni, The Windsor Star In the first trial of its kind in the world, doctors in London, Ont., are comparing robotic surgery and radiation therapy to find out which method helps throat-cancer patients retain speech and swallowing functions – two very important functions that can have a serious effect on quality [...]

The Impact of Timing of EGFR and IGF-1R Inhibition for Sensitizing Head and Neck Cancer to Radiation

Thursday, July 26, 2012

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Source: AntiCancer Research Abstract Background: Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) improved radiotherapy outcome by 10-15% in head and neck tumors (HNSCC). We tested the therapeutic benefits of co-targeting EGFR and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) to further enhance tumor response to radiation. Materials and Methods: Mice bearing FaDu tumor xenografts were treated with [...]

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