NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In comparison with other patients, those with oral cancer report significant levels of spontaneous pain and functional restriction from pain,

Salivary biomarkers could improve early detection of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue (TSCC), which has one of the poorest prognoses of head and neck

Biotech firm Synedgen has been awarded a $1.96 million phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to accelerate

Finding that the availability of menthol cigarettes increases the number of children and African Americans who smoke, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Tobacco

A New York orthodontist who was sued following the death of a patient who developed tongue cancer has been found not guilty of negligence, according

Oropharyngeal (OP) cancers associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV) are increasing, especially among younger patients, but these patients have a better prognosis than those with

The discovery that a certain protein is overexpressed in patients with oral cancer may give new treatment hope to people suffering from forms of head

The VELscope oral cancer screening device (LED Dental) is useful in confirming the presence of leukoplakia and erythroplakia and other oral mucosal disorders, but has

Changes in the 2011 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Head and Neck Cancers Guidelines will refine and improve the treatment of these cancers, according to