Pro baseball players asked to give up chewing tobacco

2011-10-20

With the World Series now under way, U.S. government and health officials this week are calling on professional baseball players to stop chewing tobacco at

Study finds elevated macromolecular degradation in periodontitis

2011-10-19

Periodontal disease can induce metabolites associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, tissue degradation, and bacterial metabolism, according to a study in the Journal of Dental Research

Study reports on laryngeal cancer treatment trends

2011-10-19

The use of surgery to treat early-stage laryngeal cancer is increasing in the U.S., and chemotherapy in combination with radiation therapy is being used more

Henry Schein donates $500K for cancer research

2011-10-18

For the sixth consecutive year, Henry Schein is running its Think Pink, Practice Pink program, which donates a portion of the sales from certain products

Univ. of Ill. gets $14M for tobacco studies

2011-10-16

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has received $14.2 million from the National Cancer Institute to study how mass media and also tax and

With oral cancer rates rising, regular screenings are vital

2011-10-12

LAS VEGAS – The statistics are chilling: Oral cancer now kills nearly three times as many people as cervical cancer. Every hour, someone dies from

Kimberly-Clark debuts infection-control website

2011-10-12

Kimberly-Clark Health Care has launched a new website for dental professionals and distributors to learn more about the company’s infection-control products for the dental market.

Oral bacteria may signal pancreatic cancer

2011-10-12

Changes in the bacteria in a person’s mouth may be an early indication of the onset of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study in

$5.4M grant awarded to fund esophageal cancer research

2011-10-11

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have received a $5.4 million grant to study genetic determinants of Barrett’s

Gene signature predicts oral cancer recurrence

2011-10-10

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer death — largely due to the failure of current histological procedures in

Language barriers affect head/neck cancer outcomes

2011-10-06

Among advanced head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation-based treatment, being non-English speaking is a more significant predictor of treatment outcome than race, according to

Does race play a role in oral cancer surgery referrals?

2011-10-04

Does race place a role in oral cancer surgery referrals? It appears to, according to a study in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (August 24,