The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Oncology Research Program has been awarded a $2 million grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals to develop a program to

A professor of oral medicine at King’s College London has expressed concern about the lack of improvement in U.K. oral cancer survival rates compared with

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Erbitux (cetuximab) for use with chemotherapy to aid in the treatment of patients with late-stage head

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge blocked a U.S. rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs, such as a man exhaling

A patient receiving antiresorptive therapy for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis has a low risk of developing osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), and benefits

Breast cancer victims often suffer serious dental problems resulting from chemotherapy and radiation treatments, including oral mucositis and infections, xerostomia, and caries. But many dentists

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry has received a $2.8 million grant to conduct clinical trials of a new diagnostic test

In 2008, physicians at Mayo Clinic Florida, led by Herbert Wolfsen, MD, were looking for new ways to keep in touch with the large group

Althera Medical will conduct a human study of its alpha radiation treatment for head and neck, colon, pancreatic, sarcoma, brain, melanoma, and lung cancers. Benjamin

Too many parents and young people in the U.K. are unaware of one of the most common sexually transmitted infections — human papillomavirus (HPV) —

The low rate of high-risk oral human papillomavirus (HPV) found among adult patients in a pilot study conducted by researchers from the University of Nevada,

Maintaining good nutrition and sufficient calorie intake is critical for head and neck cancer patients who are undergoing treatment, and dental professionals can help cancer