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	<title>Oral Cancer News &#187; VELscope</title>
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		<title>VELscope system honored by the WHO</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/velscope-system-honored-by-the-who/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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Source: Dentistry IQ
Author: Staff
Jul 7, 2010
BURNABY, British Columbia—LED Dental has announced that the World Health Organization has recognized the VELscope enhanced oral assessment system as an innovative device that addresses global health concerns.
In 2009, the WHO Department of Essential Health Technologies challenged the scientific and business communities to identify and develop innovative technologies to address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn the risk factors of oral cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/learn-the-risk-factors-of-oral-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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Source: King5TV
Author: Elizabeth Berman

Tens of thousands of people will be diagnosed with oral cancer this  year. Only half will survive five years.
75% of dentists do not screen for oral cancer which is why it goes  undetected and spreads throughout the body before it’s too late. There  is now a link between oral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Instant screening device is the best defense for detecting deadly oral cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/instant-screening-device-is-the-best-defense-for-detecting-deadly-oral-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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Source: worldental.org
Author: staff
Every year, over 34,000 Americans develop oral cancer. Many die, and many others must undergo surgery that leaves them permanently disfigured.
In the March 2010 issue of Esquire magazine, film critic Roger Ebert shared his story about his battle with the oral cancer disease. After multiple surgeries, he lost his lower jaw, along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study suggests VELscope can help reduce recurrence of oral cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/study-suggests-velscope-can-help-reduce-recurrence-of-oral-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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Source: www.dentaleconomics.com
Author: staff
LED Dental has announced a recent study suggests that its VELscope screening system can help surgeons reduce the recurrence rate for oral cancer following surgery. The article, &#8220;Tracing the &#8216;At-Risk&#8217; Oral Mucosa Field with Autofluorescence: Steps Toward Clinical Impact,&#8221; was just published in the journal, Cancer Prevention Research. The article was was authored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VELscope used to screen Olympic athletes for oral cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/velscope-used-to-screen-olympic-athletes-for-oral-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/velscope-used-to-screen-olympic-athletes-for-oral-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
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Source: www.dentaleconomics.com
Author: staff
LED Dental has announced that the VELscope oral cancer screening system is being used to conduct oral cancer screenings for up to 800 athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The International Olympic Committee mandated that 20% of athletes&#8211;up from 10% four years ago&#8211;receive a comprehensive examination to include a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oral Cancer Foundation to donate screening devices to free clinics</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/oral-cancer-foundation-to-donate-screening-devices-to-free-clinics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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Phoenix’s Native American Community Health Center Is First Recipient of adjunctive screening system
Newport Beach, CA &#8211; October 5, 2009
The Oral Cancer Foundation recently initiated a program of donating VELscope Oral Cancer Screening Systems to free clinics and others located in, and helping communities with, underserved populations.  The first recipient of this program is the Native [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The influence of patient education by the dental hygienist: acceptance of the fluorescence oral cancer exam</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/the-influence-of-patient-education-by-the-dental-hygienist-acceptance-of-the-fluorescence-oral-cancer-exam/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/the-influence-of-patient-education-by-the-dental-hygienist-acceptance-of-the-fluorescence-oral-cancer-exam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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Source: J Dent Hyg, June 1, 2009; 83(3): 134-40
Author: M Paulis
Purpose:
Oral cancer frequently goes undetected in its early and most curable stages because no clinical signs or symptoms usually exist. This study assessed the effect patient education had on the patient&#8217;s decision to accept or refuse a fluorescence oral cancer examination. 
Methods:
Along with providing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New tool helps dentists detect oral cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/new-tool-helps-dentists-detect-oral-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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Source: www.nbcdfw.com
Author: Ashante Blaize 

Nationwide, an average of one person dies every hour from oral cancer, which is called a silent killer because it is difficult to detect and advances quickly, a Plano dentist said.  
Just two short months ago, Janet Kiser&#8217;s relationship with her dentist, Dr. Frank Rabinowitz, changed.  He&#8217;s now more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Port Coquitlam dentist hopes to save a life with a Velscope</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/port-coquitlam-dentist-hopes-to-save-a-life-with-a-velscope/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/port-coquitlam-dentist-hopes-to-save-a-life-with-a-velscope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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Source: www.bclocalnews.com
Author: Diane Strandberg
A Port Coquitlam dentist is offering to do more than fix cavities and polish teeth. Dr. Glenn Keryluk wants to save a life.
He&#8217;s purchased an oral cancer screening device he expects will shortly become standard equipment in all dentist offices and he is offering to screen patients referred to by local doctors.
&#8220;It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study suggests VELscope System helps reduce recurrence of oral cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/study-suggests-velscope-system-helps-reduce-recurrence-of-oral-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oralcancernews.org/wp/?p=6345</guid>
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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, &#8220;Tracing the &#8216;At-Risk&#8217; Oral Mucosa Field with Autofluorescence: Steps Toward Clinical Impact,&#8221; was just published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research. It was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VELscope named one of top 100 products</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/velscope-named-one-of-top-100-products/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/velscope-named-one-of-top-100-products/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oralcancernews.org/wp/?p=6013</guid>
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Source: www.oralhealthjournal.com
Author: press release
LED Dental Inc. announced today that its VELscope system was named one of Top 100 Products of 2009 by Dentistry Today. 
Ralph Green, D.D.S., M.B.A., president and CEO of LED Dental&#8217;s parent, LED Medical Diagnostics, said, “When you consider that there are over 50,000 products in the dental industry, to be named [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VELscope System Called the World’s Leading Oral Cancer Screening System</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/velscope-system-called-the-world%e2%80%99s-leading-oral-cancer-screening-system/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/velscope-system-called-the-world%e2%80%99s-leading-oral-cancer-screening-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Source: LED Dental Inc
Writer: John Pohl
WHITE ROCK, British Columbia—February 27, 2009—LED Dental Inc. claimed today that its VELscope system is used for more oral cancer examinations than any other adjunctive technology in the world.
Impressive Milestones Passed
According to Dr. Ralph Green, president and CEO of LED Dental&#8217;s parent, LED Medical Diagnostics, &#8220;Since our mid-2006 launch, we have sold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New oral cancer tests: crucial or wasteful?</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/new-oral-cancer-tests-crucial-or-wasteful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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Source: nytimes.com
Author:  Laurie Tarkan  
Though relatively rare, it is one of the easiest cancers to spot and diagnose. And if treated early, it is usually curable. So why do experts find oral cancer so vexing?
Despite the many advances against cancer in recent decades, the statistics on this form of it remain discouraging: more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VELscope system featured on &#8220;The Doctors&#8221; television series</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/velscope-system-featured-on-the-doctors-television-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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Source: www.dentaleconomics.com
Author:  staff
LED Dental has announced that its VELscope Oral Cancer Screening System was featured on &#8220;The Doctors&#8221;, a television program syndicated throughout the U.S. and Canada by CBS Television Distribution.
The VELscope system received exposure in a segment focusing on the link between oral sex and oral cancer. The VELscope system was brought to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make oral cancer exams a priority</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/make-oral-cancer-exams-a-priority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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Source: www.dentaleconomics.com
Author: Louis Malcmacher
Oral cancer. These are two words that every dentist hopes he or she will never have to say to a patient. Oral cancer kills one American every hour of every single day. There have even been a number of famous people that have become victims of oral cancer. They include Babe Ruth, [...]]]></description>
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