News tagged with oral cancer

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Handheld probe shows promise for oral cancer detection

A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.

Technology / Engineering

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Oral sex linked to cancer risk

US scientists said Sunday there is strong evidence linking oral sex to cancer, and urged more study of how human papillomaviruses may be to blame for a rise in oral cancer among white men.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 20, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (24) | comments 14

Polymeric nanoparticles attack head and neck cancer

Head and neck cancer, the sixth most common cancer in the world, has remained one of the more difficult malignancies to treat, and even when treatment is successful, patients suffer severely from the available therapies. ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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Researchers connect a specific protein to head and neck cancers

(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery that a certain protein is over-expressed in patients with oral cancer may give new treatment hope to people suffering from the particularly aggressive, localized forms of head ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Virus that causes genital warts linked to oral cancer: study

Mouth and throat cancer could be caused by the virus that causes genital warts and cervical cancer, and it could be spreading through sex and French-kissing, a study published Wednesday says.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Nano-Bio-Chip Checks for Oral Cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- The gentle touch of a brush on the tongue or cheek can help detect oral cancer with success rates comparable to more invasive techniques like biopsies, according to preliminary studies by researchers at Rice ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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Chip checks for oral cancer

The gentle touch of a lesion on the tongue or cheek with a brush can help detect oral cancer with success rates comparable to more invasive techniques, according to preliminary studies by researchers at Rice ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cervical cancer virus found in head and neck cancers

A virus known to cause cervical cancer in women is increasingly being identified in head and neck cancers, leading to suspicion that the route of infection may be oral sex.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Women on the pill may live longer

(AP) -- Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 12, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Fluorescent probe for oral cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Davis researchers have developed a laser probe for the early detection of oral cancer. A trial with human subjects shows that the device could also be used during surgery to locate the edges of a tumor.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

MicroRNA in human saliva may help diagnose oral cancer

Researchers continue to add to the diagnostic alphabet of saliva by identifying the presence of at least 50 microRNAs that could aid in the detection of oral cancer, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a jour ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene May Hold Key to Reducing Spread of Oral Cancers

(PhysOrg.com) -- The spread of cancer cells in the tongue may be reduced if a gene that regulates cancer cell migration can be controlled, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Goodbye needle, hello smoothie (w/Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Instead of a dreaded injection with a needle, someday getting vaccinated against disease may be as pleasant as drinking a yogurt smoothie.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Estrogen blocker cuts breast cancer risk 65%: study

An anti-estrogen drug has shown a "promising" 65-percent reduction of breast cancer risk among post-menopausal women, according to the findings of a study released Saturday.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diagnostic chip may help hearts, cut costs

Heart disease is a silent killer, but new microchip technology from Rice University is expected to advance the art of diagnosis.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0