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Oral cancer preventive practices of South Carolina dentists and physicians

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Source: J Cancer Educ, January 16, 2010 Authors: SG Reed et al. The purpose of this study was to assess the South Carolina (SC) dentists’ and physicians’ oral cancer knowledge and practices and interest in training in oral cancer screening and tobacco cessation counseling. Method used was a cross-sectional survey of SC dentists and selected physician specialties [...]

Cancers can vanish without treatment, but how?

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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Source: nytimes.com Author: Gina Kolata Call it the arrow of cancer. Like the arrow of time, it was supposed to point in one direction. Cancers grew and worsened. But as a paper in The Journal of the American Medical Association noted last week, data from more than two decades of screening for breast and prostate cancer call that [...]

Conducting oral examinations for cancer in general practice: what are the barriers?

Friday, October 16, 2009

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Source: Family Practice Advance Access published online on October 15, 2009 Authors: J Wade et al. Background: The incidence of oral (mouth) cancer in the UK is continuing to rise. Individuals who are at greatest risk rarely visit a dentist but do consult general medical practitioners (GMPs). Therefore, GMPs could have an important role in the early [...]

Study suggests VELscope System helps reduce recurrence of oral cancer

Sunday, July 26, 2009

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Source: www.prweb.com Author: press release LED Dental Inc. announced today that a recent study suggests that its VELscope screening system can help surgeons reduce the recurrence rate for oral cancer following surgery. The article, “Tracing the ‘At-Risk’ Oral Mucosa Field with Autofluorescence: Steps Toward Clinical Impact,” was just published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research. It was [...]

Capturing cell ‘fingerprints’ to advance cancer screening

Friday, July 10, 2009

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Source: www.physorg.com Author: staff Researchers at Northeastern University have developed an early-stage, highly accurate cancer screening technology that determines — in seconds — whether a cell is cancerous, precancerous or normal. The breakthrough technology, for which there is a patent pending, automatically captures a “fingerprint” of the cell’s biochemical composition, which is subsequently analyzed by a computer for abnormalities. The [...]

Gene study finds link to cancer of thyroid

Sunday, February 8, 2009

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Source: nytimes.com Author: Nicholas Wade Scientists have identified two genetic variations that account for 57 percent of cases of thyroid cancer, a finding that could lead to earlier detection among people at high risk for the disease. The report, from the Icelandic company Decode Genetics, may also lead to a resurgence of interest in the quest for [...]

New cases of cancer decline in the United States

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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Source: nytimes.com Author: Roni Cryn Rabin The incidence of new cancer cases has been falling in recent years in the United States, the first time such an extended decline has been documented, researchers reported Tuesday. Cancer diagnosis rates decreased by an average of 0.8 percent each year from 1999 to 2005, the last year for which data [...]

Queens County dentists to screen for oral cancer at Mets game

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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Source: ReadMedia Newswire (readme.readmedia.com) Author: press release Dentists from the Queens County Dental Society (QCDS) will be offering free, two-minute oral cancer screenings at Shea Stadium before and during the Mets game on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Screening stations will be set up on all levels of the stadium and will offer health care information as well as [...]

Oral cancer screening at Saratoga Race Course

Thursday, July 31, 2008

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Source: Liacars.com Author: Dave Detling The track is a place filled with tasty treats. It’s a confectionary dream and dentist’s worst nightmare. Joe Gayner is spending his Wednesday at the race course. But he’s not sitting track side. He’s on folding chair with a dentist hovering over him. With tools in hand, Gayner is being told to bite [...]

Oral cancer test’s value unproven

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

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Source: Boston.com Author: Neil Munshi The usual dental checkup goes something like this: lean back, open wide, avoid flinching, rinse, spit. But in addition to looking for cavities, dentists are increasingly checking for oral cancer, too – and not just by peering and probing. A relatively new screening tool allows dentists to better gauge whether a patient is [...]

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