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Thursday, November 10, 2016

Recent advances in targeted treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer

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With greater understanding of the cellular changes that cause cancer, newer drugs that specifically target these changes have been develop...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Extending the life span of tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis (TEP) by oral decontamination that reduces biofilm formation.

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Somogyi-Ganss and colleges of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, investigated the patterns of tracheoesophageal...
Saturday, September 10, 2016

Association was found between Hepatitis C and Head and Neck Cancers.

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. After notin...
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Immunotherapy of HPV induced head and neck cancer (HNC)

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Immunotherapy of HPV induced  HNC represents a new treatment approach that might allow clinicians to use conventional treatment at lower ...
Thursday, July 21, 2016

History of smoking and long term outcome in head and neck cancer patients.

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A  new study by Peterson and colleagues investigated associations between a history of tobacco use and survival outcomes. The researche...
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Laryngeal Carcinoma patients’ outcomes can be improved by adding Cetuximab to radiotherapy

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Laryngeal preservation and laryngectomy-free survival of patients with hypopharyngeal or laryngeal carcinoma, can be improved by additio...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Sexual and non-sexual transmission of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

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Human papillomavirus (HPV), is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the US and responsible for around 5% of cancers worldwide, ...
Monday, June 20, 2016

Combined effects of smoking and HPV16 in oropharyngeal cancer

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A new study explored the effects of joint exposure impacts of smoking and HPV infection on oropharyngeal cancer risk. Specifically, the ...
Monday, June 13, 2016

Good dental hygiene may reduce the risk of head and neck cancers

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Daily tooth brushing and annual dentist visits may reduce the risk of head and neck cancers by a small margin, according to a recent study...
Sunday, May 22, 2016

Acupuncture can help head and neck cancer patients' pain, dry mouth, lymphedema, neuropathy, tirednes, and nausea

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Acupuncture can help head and neck cancer with managing some physical and emotional problems such as pain, feeling sick, and anxiety. It c...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

American Cancer Society key recommendations for head and neck cancer (HNC) survivorship care

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The American Cancer Society published key recommendations for head and neck cancer (HNC) survivorship care. These are important recommend...
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Risk factors for pharyngocutaneous fistula after laryngectomy

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Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) is the most common surgical complication after total laryngectomy. Controversy still remains regarding the...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Can proton pump inhibitors (PPI) cause dementia?

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Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used by head and neck cancer patients (including laryngectomees). PPIs have been shown to be p...
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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Vocal cords grown from human cells

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Laboratory grown vocal cord tissue that produces realistic sounds is a step toward creating new vocal cords for patients suffering from ...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

High Suicide Rate for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

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Patients with head and neck cancer have more than 3 times the incidence of suicide compared with the general population, with rates high...
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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Persistence of HPV in saliva of patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma predicts recurrence

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Human papillomavirus–related oropharyngeal carcinoma (HPV-OPC) is increasing in incidence in the United States. Although HPV-OPC has fav...
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Monday, May 25, 2015

The psychosocial impact of a total laryngectomy on the patient and their partners

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A recent study  by Offerman et al. from the Netherlands   evaluated the psychosocial impact of a total laryngectomy (TL) on the patient ...
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Saturday, January 3, 2015

The Laryngectomee Guide is available

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The 170 pages guide provides practical information assisting laryngectomees and their caregivers in dealing with medical, dental and psych...

Initial surgical therapy for advanced-stage laryngeal cancer may increase survival.

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A single academic center performing a high rate of surgical therapy, including total laryngectomy, to treat advanced-stage laryngeal can...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Better survival even after disease progression in HPV-positive head and neck cancer

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Human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive tumor status is associated with a significantly better rate of overall survival in patients with oroph...
Friday, March 7, 2014

HPV-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx linked to later onset distant metastasis

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Squamous cell carcinomas of the oropharynx (SCCOP) associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) usually have better outcomes that those not ...
Sunday, March 2, 2014

The Laryngectomee Guide is published

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The 170 pages guide is aimed at providing practical information that can assist laryngectomees and their caregivers in dealing with medica...
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Dustin Hoffman treated for throat cancer

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Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman, has been successfully treated for throat cancer and is "feeling great," his spokeswoman conf...
Friday, January 17, 2014

No increased risk of infection for sex partners of individuals with HPV-related oral cancers

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Human papilloma virus (HPV)-related oral cancers are rising in prevalence among white men in the US, and fear of transmitting the virus ...
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Friday, January 10, 2014

Importance of patient reporting new symptoms in the early detection of head and neck cancer recurrence

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A recent study by Nisa and colleagues from Sion, Switzerland, evaluated the value of patients' reported symptoms as an indicator of t...