Head and neck cancer checks: resources available to dentists
2024-11-06
We hear from Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK (HNCUK) which offers up its resources to dental professionals and explains why we need better awareness
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Poor oral health ‘could lower survival rates of head and neck cancer’
2023-09-20
There is a strong link between oral health and survival among people diagnosed with head and neck cancer. This is according to a new international
Head and neck cancer – new study slows the growth of tumours
2021-03-24
University researchers are one step closer to developing more effective treatment for head and neck cancer. Led by a team at UCLA School of Dentistry,
Acupuncture Relieves Radiation-Induced Dry Mouth for Cancer Patients
2019-12-10
After receiving acupuncture treatment three days a week during the course of radiation treatment, head and neck cancer patients experienced less dry mouth, report researchers
Immunotherapy Improves Survival Rates of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients
2016-10-20
A new immunotherapy drug known as nivolumab greatly improves survival for patients with relapsed head and neck cancer, as more than twice as many patients
HPV-Associated Oral Cancers Are on the Rise
2016-07-08
Smoking and drinking have always been risk factors when it comes to oral cancer. But these days, the human papillomavirus (HPV) is playing a greater
Hepatitis C Associated with Head and Neck Cancers
2016-05-05
Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found an association between the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and certain head and neck
HPV-16 Drastically Increases Oropharyngeal Cancer Risk
2016-01-26
Patients who have the HPV-16 type of human papillomavirus (HPV) in their mouths are 22 times more likely to develop a type of head and