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Doctor hopes to reduce oral cancer deaths  -  25 Mar 2008
KGET 17,Each year, more than 34 thousand Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer. The best chance at survival is early detection. A new device can catch oral

Spit tests may soon replace many blood tests  -  25 Mar 2008
EurekAlert (press release),Protein probes on the chip react with proteins in a saliva sample, say from the mouth of someone with oral cancer, and inform a computer about which

Canine cancer vaccine shows promise  -  25 Mar 2008
Tampa Bay's 10,The Canine Melanoma Vaccine is the first one approved by the government to treat oral cancer in dogs, and Tootsie has received four doses.

Chicago chefs get Bearded  -  25 Mar 2008
Chicago Sun-Times,BY JANET RAUSA FULLER Food Editor Grant Achatz, the Chicago chef whose oral cancer is in remission, led the pack of Chicago nominees for the 2008 James

AnalystResearchReport.com: Colorado Goldfields Signs Agreement to ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...in combination with the oral cancer drug Revlimid (lenalidomide) for patients with intermediate and advanced myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

Medical volunteers needed for health fair  -  25 Mar 2008
Indiana's NewsCenter,...you can have a blood chemistry workup done. And at selected locations, free bone density, audiology, podiatry and oral cancer tests will be available.

Your Health  -  Mar 24, 2008
Chicago Daily Herald,A few recent studies indicate the HPV vaccine, given to adolescent girls and women to prevent cervical cancer, also can protect against oral cancer.

Some of the warning signs of oral cancer  -  Mar 18, 2008
Chicago Tribune,By Leslie Mann | Special to the Tribune March 18, 2008 At age 33, Grant Achatz is unlike the typical patient with oral cancer, according to Dr. Everett

Number of oral cancer cases increasing  -  Mar 18, 2008
Connecticut Post,Oral cancer is rare, but according to the American Dental Association the number of cases of oral cancer is on the rise. Not only is this fact a concern

Alcohol and oral cancer research breakthrough  -  Mar 18, 2008
HULIQ,Oral cancer affects around 4600 people in the UK per year and the disease is more common in Scotland. It is a highly lethal disease and five year survival

Screening for oral cancer in a new light  -  Mar 4, 2008
Chicago Sun-Times,It might be nothing serious, but a sore in your mouth that shows no sign of healing could also be a warning sign of oral cancer, which kills more than 8000

Oral Cancer - PDA Stresses the Importance of Early Detection  -  Mar 17, 2008
Earthtimes,HARRISBURG, Pa., March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Approximately 35000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer each year and nearly 8000 people died of

Oral cancer becoming common  -  Feb 29, 2008
Times of India,LONDON: The cases of oral cancer caused by a virus transmitted during oral sex appear to have increased drastically over the last 30 years, according to a

New York City Dentist Takes Stand Against Oral Cancer  -  Mar 16, 2008
PR Web (press release),New York, NJ (PRWEB) March 16, 2008 -- Dr. Linhart now offers oral cancer screenings using the VELscope® with every cleaning, and thus is helping to prevent

Oral Cancer May be Treated with Proanthocyanidins from Medicinal ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
Natural News.com,...(NaturalNews) Proanthocyanidins from grapeseed extract may hamper the growth of oral cancer cells, according to a recent study published in the journal BMC

Third annual New York City oral cancer walk set  -  Mar 11, 2008
Dental Office Magazines,Last spring, the Second Annual NYC Oral Cancer Walk attracted approximately 500 participants, up from just less than 300 walkers in 2006.

Oral Cancer Detection  -  Mar 9, 2008
Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists,Scientists are working on technologies and biomarkers for the early detection of oral cancer. Saliva, an easy-to-obtain and non-invasive body fluid,

Early Detection Of Oral Cancer  -  Mar 11, 2008
WPTV,In the United States, someone dies from oral cancer every hour of every day. Oral cavity cancer is about twice as likely to affect men as women and is more

Report pits race against oral cancer prevalence  -  Mar 10, 2008
ArabianBusiness.com,...by Joanne Bladd on Tuesday, 11 March 2008 US clinicians have discovered a link between the incident of oral cancer and race and ethnicity.

Monmouth County Dentists to Conduct Free Oral Cancer Education  -  Mar 9, 2008
PR UrgentA Monmouth County dental practice will conduct free oral cancer screenings and education. The Atlantic Center for Advanced Dentistry is a leading member of

Today's Lesson: Oral Sex Can Lead to Oral Cancer  -  Mar 7, 2008
American Council on Science and Health,This is an interesting revelation, since the two main factors that account for 80% of oral cancer are smoking and alcohol use.

American Cancer Society to address needs of Asians  -  Mar 24, 2008
IndiaPost.com,Free blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol testing will be available as well as complimentary mammograms, pap smears, and oral cancer screenings.

Check mouth once a month for signs of oral cancer  -  Mar 6, 2008
Thousand Oaks Acorn,However, many people are unaware that they can also examine themselves for oral cancer. As oral cancer is most treatable if detected early, it is important

A nasty little thing called oral cancer  -  Mar 6, 2008
Saipan Tribune,By Dr. Crystal A. Edmister DDS Oral cancer strikes 34360 Americans annually. About 7550 of those diagnosed with oral cancer will die from it each year.

New Perceptronix Medical Inc. Test for Early-Stage Oral Cancer ...  -  Mar 7, 2008
Market Wire (press release)The second quantitative cytology test from Perceptronix is OralAdvance TM for early detection of oral cancer. It is expected to be released later in 2008.

Novel technique to analyze all saliva-proteins may help detect ...  -  Mar 7, 2008
Thaindian.com,This technique, called three-step peptide fractionation, can further provide an approach that may disclose protein markers for oral cancer and other

THE SILENT KILLER  -  Mar 18, 2008
New Brunswick Home News Tribune,But what about oral cancer? Most oral cancers are not detected until their later stages, when it almost always is too late. Each year, oral cancer kills

Cancers in the mouth  -  Mar 1, 2008
Malaysia Star,It is called oral cancer, which comes under a broader group called oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the mouth or throat). It’s quite a common cancer.

Laser for Tongue Cancer  -  Mar 10, 2008
WHOI,By Jen Christensen The American Cancer Society estimates about 34360 cases of oral cancer were expected to be diagnosed in the US last year.

New method to analyse saliva proteins developed  -  Mar 10, 2008
Hindu,..."The mortality rate for oral cancer has hardly declined over the past 30 years. This technique, providing the first description of using whole cells to

Understanding Our Saliva  -  Mar 6, 2008
Science Daily (press release)They analyzed saliva samples from four oral cancer patients and identified over 1000 human proteins, including many known cancer associated proteins.

4th diagnosis saved chef's good taste  -  Mar 18, 2008
Chicago Tribune,Last year, after the popular Chicago chef was diagnosed with oral cancer, three doctors told him that he needed most of his tongue removed and that it could

Ibrahim Hyderi residents susceptible to mouth cancer  -  Mar 1, 2008
The News - International,Though gutka consumption is one of the leading causes of oral cancer, tobacco, smoking, alcohol, dental hygiene, viruses and ultraviolet light also play a

Health Beat: What is Gloucester's cancer status  -  Mar 14, 2008
Gloucester Daily Times,Cape Ann than elsewhere in the state; pharyngeal cancer is related to smoking and drinking, and oral cancer is caused by tobacco use, including chewing.

The ABCs of STDs  -  Mar 14, 2008
American Council on Science and Health,Whether it’s the Spitzer scandal, HPV and oral cancer connection, or the frighteningly high rate of sexually-transmitted disease (STD) among America's

Zila to Launch ViziLite Plus in the United Kingdom  -  Mar 4, 2008
StreetInsider.com (subscription),..."ViziLite Plus brings a much needed oral cancer screening product to patients in the UK We expect to begin distributing ViziLite Plus in several other

Norwalk urges colon cancer tests  -  Mar 22, 2008
Stamford Advocate,..."This is pretty much one of the only cancers you can see in its earliest stages, like skin cancer and oral cancer. We want to find it in its pre-cancerous

Zila to Launch ViziLite Plus in the United Kingdom  -  Mar 4, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...“ViziLite Plus brings a much needed oral cancer screening product to patients in the UK We expect to begin distributing ViziLite Plus in several other

European agency's OK lifts Cell Therapeutics' shares  -  Mar 21, 2008
Seattle Times,...began a new early-stage clinical trial to determine the safety and anti-tumor activity of its SGN-33 drug when combined with oral cancer drug Revlimid.

Through With Chew at Lake State  -  Feb 29, 2008
Compass Newspaper,Dippers are 50 times more likely to develop oral cancer than those who don’t use tobacco. By the way, oral cancer is a broad term given to cancers of the

Free love ain’t free anymore  -  Mar 20, 2008
Searcy Daily Citizen,Have you been reading the stories of the high rate of oral cancer that has been spawned by free lovers’ oral sex habits? Afterall, didn’ta president of this

Zila to Report Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results and ...  -  Mar 7, 2008
Centre Daily Times,Zila, Inc., is a fully integrated oral diagnostic company dedicated to the prevention, detection and treatment of oral cancer and periodontal disease.

Cancer Vaccine For Dogs May Show Promise In Humans  -  Mar 11, 2008
WFtv.com,Melanoma is the most common type of oral cancer in dogs. It mostly showing up in those with dark-pigmented skin and is usually not related to sun exposure.

Health fair to provide screenings, medical care for local veterans  -  Mar 24, 2008
Wilmington News Journal, OH,...provided will include: blood pressure checks, flu, tetanus, and pneumonia vaccinations as well as oral cancer, cholesterol and glucose screenings.

Genta Licenses Drug that Killed Clinical Trial Patients  -  Mar 7, 2008
NJBIZ,By Thomas Gaudio Genta Inc. said today it has licensed an oral cancer drug to Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. that killed patients in clinical trials.

'Early-warning' mouth cancer detector hits UK  -  Mar 6, 2008
Dentistry.co.uk,Health experts are recommending there should be an annual oral cancer exam for those over the age of 18, or every six months for those who are more at risk,

Miracle cream? I don't think so  -  Mar 9, 2008
Toronto Sun,Though HPV's connection to oral cancer (and oral sex) isn't as clear as the connection between HPV and cervical cancer, there's even more reason now to look

Quick Bites  -  Mar 20, 2008
Chicagoist,Grant Achatz's battle with oral cancer has been covered extensively. A Tuesday article in the Tribune adds a couple wrinkles to the story.

Seattle Genetics Initiates SGN-33 Clinical Trial in Combination ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Earthtimes,...in combination with the oral cancer drug Revlimid® (lenalidomide) for patients with intermediate and advanced myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

Medicash to launch dental plan in April  -  Mar 19, 2008
Health Insurance and Protection Magazine,The plan covers routine dental treatment, dental accidents and injuries, dental emergencies and oral cancer. It costs £6.50 per month for the standard plan

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