Oral cancer survivor’s support group helps nationwide
Nancy Leupold founded Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC) after she was diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma in 1990.
Nancy Leupold founded Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC) after she was diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma in 1990.
Researchers at the King’s College London Dental Institute have shown that people with a certain kind of kidney disease have characteristic facial features that may
Patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) maintain a high quality of life a year after having transoral robotic surgery, according to a new study
The Irish Dental Association (IDA) is asking the Health Service Executive (HSE) to give dentists a more prominent role in the country’s tobacco control strategy.
Lowering the radiation dose to the submandibular gland of patients with head and neck cancer decreases xerostomia, according to a study presented on April 20
As part of Oral Cancer Awareness Month this month, the California Dental Association (CDA) is recommending regular dental checkups for oral cancer screening. Dental professionals
Less than one-third of Medicaid patients were diagnosed with head and neck cancer (HNC) at an early stage, and black patients were less likely to
Sugar-free lollipops containing glycyrrhizol A successfully beat back the prominent oral pathogens Streptococcus mutans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Prevotella intermedia, at least in the laboratory. A
The genetic mutation BRAF V600E is significantly associated with increased cancer-related death among patients with papillary thyroid cancer, according to a study in the Journal
Some 100 dentists from across Maine visited the State House April 11 to express their opposition to a bill that would allow dental hygiene therapists
Aspirin appears to offer significant protection against head and neck (HNC) cancer, according to a study in the British Journal of Cancer (March 19, 2013,
A team of U.S. researchers has discovered a new mechanism by which the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes head and neck cancer, and have developed a