Cancer symptoms: The first warning sign of nasopharyngeal cancer - a painless swelling
CANCER at the back of the nose, down to the throat - a type of head and neck disease - is called nasopharyngeal cancer. What are the symptoms of this deadly condition? And what are the risk factors? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Financial Toxicity and Survival of Patients With Cancer Financial Toxicity and Survival of Patients With Cancer
Patients with head and neck cancer who reported a high level of financial difficulty were found to have a shorter survival than patients who did not.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Oncotarget: Genomic and neoantigen evolution in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
(Impact Journals LLC) In this Oncotarget study, the authors characterized the mutational and neoantigen burden between primary and first recurrence tumors in 23 patients with HNSCC. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 17, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Lithium chloride promotes recovery of radiation-induced oral mucositis and dysgeusia
(International& American Associations for Dental Research) Oral mucositis and taste dysfunction (dysgeusia) occurs in nearly all patients receiving head and neck radiotherapy and tremendously affects the quality of life and treatment outcome. The study " LiCl Promotes Recovery of Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis and Dysgeusia " published in the Journal of Dental Research (JDR), investigated the hypothesis that lithium chloride (LiCl) can promote the restoration of oral mucosa integrity and taste function after radiation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 11, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
'Dirty' cancer biotech startup cleans up in $525M build-to-buy deal with big pharma
Maverick's drugs — two of which enter clinical trials this year — are aimed at precisely attacking tumors in head and neck, lung, breast, prostate and other cancers while leaving nearby healthy tissue untouched. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - March 9, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Oral and maxillofacial reconstruction featured in Journal of the California Dental Association
Contact: Alicia Malaby916.554.5372alicia.malaby@cda.orgSacramento, Calif. – The March 2021 issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association features the latest advances in oral and maxillofacial reconstruction. Articles discuss dental implants, modern temporomandibular joint surgery, contemporary sleep surgery and the diagnosis and treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer.“This issue, followed by an upcoming issue on head and neck cancers, will augment health care providers’ understanding of several technical and complex areas of dentistry,” said Kerry K. C...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 4, 2021 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Builds on Leadership in Head and Neck Cancer Through Worldwide Licensing Agreement with Debiopharm for Pivotal-Stage Xevinapant
Xevinapant is the first Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins antagonist with FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for previously untreated locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, in combination with current standard of care
A Phase II ... Biopharmaceuticals, Oncology, Licensing Merck KGaA, Debiopharm, xevinapant (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - March 1, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Division of Oncology 2 (DO2)
The Division of Oncology 2 (DO2) regulates Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs), New Drug Applications (NDAs) and Biologic Licensing Applications (BLAs) for the following therapeutic areas: gastrointestinal, lung, and head and neck cancers; neuro-oncology, rare cancers, pediatric (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - January 28, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
University of Cincinnati research unveils possible new combo therapy for head and neck cancer
(University of Cincinnati) Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have tested a new combination therapy in animal models to see if they could find a way to make an already effective treatment even better. Since they're using a Food and Drug Administration-approved drug to do it, this could help people sooner than later. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
$3.25 million in grants to stand up to cancer will improve head and neck cancer treatments
(Stand Up To Cancer) Stand Up To Cancer ® has received $3.25 million in grants from four national nonprofits to fund research to find new treatments for head and neck cancers, which are newly diagnosed in about 65,000 Americans every year. The grants include contributions of $1.5 million each from the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund and the Farrah Fawcett Foundation. The American Head and Neck Society and the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance each provided $125,000. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 21, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Behaviors surrounding oral sex may increase HPV-Related cancer risk
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) A wide breadth of behaviors surrounding oral sex may affect the risk of oral HPV infection and of a virus-associated head and neck cancer that can be spread through this route, a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center suggests. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
How Our Sex Habits May Affect Our HPV and Cancer Risk
Certain sex practices, at certain ages, increased the risk of throat cancers related to human papillomavirus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Head and Neck Cancer Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Throat Cancer (Journal) Source Type: news
Researchers create comprehensive database of head and neck cancers
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Researchers from the Johns Hopkins departments of pathology and oncology, the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and 18 other centers around the U.S. and Poland have clarified the contribution of key cancer-associated genes, proteins and signaling pathways in these cancers, while proposing possible new treatment avenues. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Seems Safe During COVID - 19
Links seen for severe pulmonary complications in COVID - 19 - positive patients with advanced tumor stage, critical care admission (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - December 29, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Oncology, ENT, Pulmonology, Surgery, Critical Care, Journal, Source Type: news
Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Seems Safe During COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 -- Head and neck cancer surgery appears to be safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in Cancer.
Researchers from the COVIDSurg Collaborative conducted an international, observational... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 29, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
