Oral cancer

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Is periodontal disease a risk factor for oral cancer?

A new study released in Evidence-Based Dentistry has identified a link between age, gender, and development of oral cancer.

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Could blocking or deleting a protein help prevent common oral cancers?

Boston University dental researchers have found deleting or inhibiting a protein in the tongue might stall tumour growth in patients with oral...

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Anti-cancer dream cream shrinks oral tumours, according to new peer-reviewed publication

Researchers have found that applying a topical ointment containing anti-tumour factor can increase the effectiveness of cancer treatment, according to...

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Secondhand smoke appears to heighten risk of oral cancer

​People who are exposed to secondhand smoke could have a 51% higher risk of developing oral cancer.

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Number of smokers in UK continues to drop

The number of people who smoke in the UK has continued to drop.

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Mouth Cancer Action Month is coming

The Oral Health Foundation is building up to this year’s Mouth Cancer Action Month by calling on you to help the general public become more...

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Mouth cancer risk and diabetes

​Women who suffer with diabetes face a dramatically increased chance of developing mouth cancer.

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Non-smokers with oral precancerous lesions at increased risk of cancer

​Precancerous lesions in the mouths of non-smokers are more likely to progress to cancer than those in smokers.

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Dentists failing to engage with patients on HPV risks

​A new US study reveals that most dentists are failing to discuss HPV prevention methods with their patients because they do not know enough about...

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Men twice as likely to develop oral cancer

​Men are more than twice as likely as women to develop oral cancer, according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK.

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Get involved in Blue Wednesday to help raise awareness of mouth cancer

With Mouth Cancer Action Month set to kick off next week, campaign organiser the Oral Health Foundation is urging all dental professionals to turn...