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Current surgical and medical management of oral cancer patients will be discussed by experts at the upcoming Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM). Read about the diagnostic criteria, rehabilitative care, and guidelines for oral cancer in this Insider Exclusive.
In other Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Community news, dentists play a crucial role in detecting oral cancer and saving lives, according to a presentation at the recent ADA 2015 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Read about the alarming increase in oral cancer rates, especially for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer and among people without the traditional risk factors of smoking and drinking.
Meanwhile, the suicide rate of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) is more than three times the rate of the U.S. general population, according to a new study in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Cancer. Click here to read which patients had the highest rates of suicide and whether men or women were more likely be at risk.
And transoral robotic surgery has produced favorable outcomes for the treatment of HNC, especially for patients with oropharyngeal cancer, according to a large, multicenter study. Click here to find out how researchers identified predictors of disease recurrence and disease-specific mortality.
Also, less intense treatment of low-risk, HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer can achieve good patient outcomes with less toxicity, according to a presentation at the recent American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting. Read about the study, which supports prior research that HPV-positive patients respond better to chemoradiotherapy and have better prognoses than patients with HPV-negative cancer.
Finally, gene therapy using an innovative ultrasound procedure to transfer therapeutic DNA into cells is being developed to treat xerostomia, a severe side effect of radiation therapy. Click here to find out about the research, which was also presented at the ASTRO conference.
