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Doctors using mouthwash to detect head, neck cancer
Source: www.king5.com Author: Jean Enersen For a patient with head and neck cancer, the cure rate is only 30 percent. That’s because the disease is often detected in the late stages. Now catching the cancer earlier may be as simple as gargling with mouthwash. Edie Acosta’s niece and nephew gave her the courage to fight neck [...]
Continue reading...Saliva tests may help with disease diagnosis
Monday, November 2, 2009
Source: www.readingeagle.com Author: John Reitz, DDS The Dentist’s Chair Jim: With the newly discovered connection between oral health and overall health, is there anything a dentist can tell about my overall health from looking in my mouth? Dr. Reitz: Dear Jim, a dentist can tell if you have gum disease and tooth decay by looking in your mouth, [...]
Continue reading...Saliva test for microRNA could detect oral cancer
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Source: www.medpagetoday.com Author: Chris Emery, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Researchers say they have identified dozens of microRNAs in saliva, raising hopes that saliva tests could assist in early detection of oral cancers. Analyzing patient saliva with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, the researchers identified about 50 microRNAs — molecules that halt mRNA translation and/or lead to mRNA [...]
Continue reading...Médicos discutem a importância de novos exames de câncer de boca
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Source: g1.globo.com Author: Laurie Tarkan Do ‘New York Times’ Apesar de relativamente raro, esse é um dos tipos de câncer mais fáceis de observar e diagnosticar. E, se tratado a tempo, é geralmente curável. Então, por que especialistas acham o câncer de boca tão problemático? Embora tenham ocorrido vários avanços na luta contra o câncer nas últimas décadas, [...]
Continue reading...Saliva Proteins May Help Spot Oral Cancer
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Source: Smart Now Author: Krisha McCoy FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) — A simple test of saliva proteins may one day help doctors detect oral cancer, according to a new study in the Oct. 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research. For their study, part of the U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research’s Human Saliva Proteome Project, researchers collected [...]
Continue reading...Saliva-test pioneer David Wong named to endowed chair in dentistry
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Source: www.newsroom.ucla.edu Author: Sandra Shagat The UCLA School of Dentistry has named oral biology professor David Wong, a pioneer in the use of saliva for diagnosing cancer and other diseases, as the first holder of the Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Professorship in Dentistry. The new chair, created by a $1 million gift from Dr. Felix Yip and [...]
Continue reading...Spit proteins could lead to oral cancer test
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Source: www.canada.com Author: Maggie Fox A simple screen of proteins in human saliva was able to accurately detect a common type of oral cancer, a finding that may lead to a painless new diagnostic test, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. The test can predict the mouth cancer in 93 percent of cases, a team at the University [...]
Continue reading...Spit Sensor Spots Oral Cancer
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Source: MIT Review (www.technologyreview.com) Author: Brittany Sauser An ultrasensitive optical protein sensor analyzes saliva. For the first time, an optical sensor, developed by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), can measure proteins in saliva that are linked to oral cancer. The device is highly sensitive, allowing doctors and dentists to detect the disease early, when [...]
Continue reading...Scientists Develop Sensitive Salivary Sensor
Monday, August 4, 2008
Source: Kansas City Infozine (www.infozine.com) Author: staff For people who dislike needles, medical tests that require a drop of saliva instead of a vial of blood will one day make a trip to a doctor or dentist much easier. But as scientists now construct the first of these saliva tests for early signs of cancer and other [...]
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Friday, December 25, 2009
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