A cost-effective saliva test that may reveal the presence of oral cancer is currently being developed by a group of investigators in the United States. This simple approach could potentially reduce the number of lives that are lost every single year to the sixth most common form of cancer affecting the country.
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18 April 2012
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The new test for oral cancer could be performed by a dentist, by using a brush to gather cells from a patient's mouth, according to researchers from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.This international team has received $2 million from the USA's National Insti... |
9 August 2010
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On Thursday, a new federal estimate of tobacco consumption in the US showed that more and more teenage boys, especially in the country's rural areas, used snuff or chewing tobacco, rather than cigarettes. The conclusion of the research, which analyzed the trend for an entire decade, has raised numerous concerns ... |
5 March 2009
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New studies show that, as soon as alcohol taxes are introduced in a country, the number of diseases associated with alcohol consumption significantly decreases, almost instantly. Beer, wine and other types of liquor account for conditions such as liver diseases and oral cancer, as well as alcohol poisoning. The curre... |
14 November 2008
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