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Screen carotids after head and neck radiation

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Source: www.oncologyreport.com Author: Neil Osterweil, Oncology Report Digital Network Head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation should be screened routinely for carotid artery stenosis, investigators recommended at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. Among 225 patients who had received radiation and were screened, an estimated 18% had significant asymptomatic stenosis [...]

MRI can show jaw invasion of oral cancer

Friday, September 23, 2011

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Source: www.medpagetoday.com Author: Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer Oral cancer’s spread to the mandible could not hide from a type of MRI that may facilitate more accurate staging and surgical planning, data from laboratory studies suggest. Sweep imaging with Fourier transform (SWIFT) provided fine-detail views of cortical and medullary bone specimens, and the images exhibited good [...]

Trying to improve oral cancer treatment

Friday, September 23, 2011

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Source: abclocal.go.com Author: staff It’s a journey that can begin in the mirror or at the dentist’s office. A small lesion in the mouth or throat can turn out to be oral cancer. Notoriously known to be unpredictable, these cancers are hard to treat, but some young doctors at the New York University’s School of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

New Study for Head and Neck Melanomas

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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Source: MDNews.com ANN ARBOR, MI — A common technique for determining whether melanoma has spread can be used safely and effectively even in tumors from the head and neck area, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Sentinel lymph node biopsy involves injecting a special dye to identify the [...]

Aerosmith’s Bassist is Treated for Tongue Cancer with Laser Surgery

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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Source: KSAT.com Aerosmith will be performing in Mexico and South America this fall and one of the band members will be along for the tour thanks to a radical medical procedure. In one Aerosmith song, bassist Tom Hamilton sends a message to his throat and tongue cancer with the lyrics “you’ve got no business with me.” [...]

Laser Surgery On Tongue Cancer Successful for Aerosmith Musician

Monday, August 8, 2011

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Source: KSAT Author: Brian Mylar Aerosmith Musician Shows Progress Fighting Cancer SAN ANTONIO — Aerosmith will be performing in Mexico and South America this fall and one of the band members will be along for the tour thanks to a radical medical procedure. In one Aerosmith song, bassist Tom Hamilton sends a message to his [...]

Cancer Survivor Gears Up for 25 Mile Bike Ride at the Age of 77

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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Newark, Ohio — A 77-year-old woman and cancer survivor has biked 25 miles routinely in preparation for this month’s Pelotonia bicycle race. Beverly Cote started out biking four miles a day and worked her way up to 25 miles, the distance of Pelotonia, 10TV’s Andrea Cambern reported Tuesday. Her inspiration came from someone who made [...]

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