UCLA Dentistry discovers cellular signals between pancreatic cancer tumors and saliva

This study was funded in part by Public Health Service grants R01DE17170, UH2/UH3 TR000923 and T32DE07296, and SOD Faculty Seed Grants from the UCLA School of Dentistry (441901-69749-FWEIFY11DR).   The UCLA School of Dentistry is dedicated to improving the oral and systemic health of the people of California, the nation and the world through its teaching, research, patient care and public service initiatives. The School of Dentistry provides education and training programs that develop leaders in dental education, research, the profession and the community. The School of Dentistry also conducts research programs that generate new knowledge, promote oral health and investigate the cause, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of oral disease in an individualized disease-prevention and management model; and delivers patient-centered oral health care to the community and the state. 
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