The best treatment for laryngeal cancer? This approach helps decide
After a decade of using a novel approach to select patients for laryngeal cancer treatment, researchers are reporting ' exceptional ' survival rates nearing 80 percent, even for the most advanced patients. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 2, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
The best treatment for laryngeal cancer? This approach helps decide
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) After a decade of using a novel approach to select patients for laryngeal cancer treatment, researchers are reporting 'exceptional' survival rates nearing 80 percent, even for the most advanced patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 2, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Cancer Facts and Figures: Death Rate Down 25% Since 1991
By Stacy Simon The death rate from cancer in the US has declined steadily over the past 2 decades, according to annual statistics reporting from the American Cancer Society. The cancer death rate for men and women combined fell 25% from its peak in 1991 to 2014, the most recent year for which data are available. This decline translates to more than 2.1 million deaths averted during this time period. “Cancer Statistics, 2017,” published in the American Cancer Society’s journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, estimates the numbers of new cancer cases and deaths expected in the US this year. The estimat...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - January 5, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: General Information Source Type: news
Artificial ‘ Voice Box ’ Implant Helps Cancer Patient Speak
New device has improved long - term quality of life for man who had larynx removed (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - January 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Oncology, Surgery, News, Source Type: news
Artificial 'Voice Box' Helps Cancer Patient Speak
New device has improved long-term quality of life for man who had larynx removed (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Artificial'Voice Box' Implant Helps Cancer Patient Speak
New device has improved long-term quality of life for man who had larynx removed
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Throat Cancer, Voice Disorders (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Artificial 'Voice Box' Implant Helps Cancer Patient Speak
New device has improved long-term quality of life for man who had larynx removed (Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer - January 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Bioscientists at Kent help throat cancer patients speak again
(University of Kent) Patients who cannot speak following the replacement of their own 'voice box' with a silicone version are being helped by research carried out by University of Kent bioscientists.Through the work of the School of Biosciences team, in collaboration with East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Kent has developed a new method of care for patients who have to have their larynx removed. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 28, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: news
CDC: 40% of Cancer Cases in US Might Be Linked to Tobacco
By Stacy Simon New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that 40% of cancers diagnosed in the US may have a link to tobacco use. The report was published in the November 11, 2016 issue of Vital Signs. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and cancer deaths. It can cause cancer of the liver, colon and rectum, lung, oral cavity, esophagus, pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), stomach, pancreas, bladder, kidney, and cervix, and acute myeloid leukemia. According to the CDC, about 660,000 people in the US were diagnosed each year between 2009 and 2013 with a cancer related to toba...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - November 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Smoking/Tobacco Source Type: news
Smoking causes hundreds of genetic mutations
Conclusion
This study serves to highlight the known harms of cigarette smoking. The research benefits from analysing thousands of different cancer cell lines, and carefully comparing the mutations found in smokers with those of non-smokers.
It shows that there are differences between the two – even in cancers of the same type – with those from smokers generally tending to have a higher number of mutations and abnormal substitutions in the DNA sequence.
However, it can't tell us much more than that. For example, it can't tell us whether the same cell type and stage of lung cancer in a smoker is likely to have a poor...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Heart/lungs Source Type: news
Smoking causes DNA mutations
A 20-a-day habit creates genetic changes in lung and larynx cells Related items fromOnMedica Smoking hits record low of 17% of adults in England Meeting cancer promises and more – a new model for NHS diagnostics? Cancer cases have risen 12% since mid-1990s Half a million people a year will be diagnosed with cancer by 2035 Ditch habit for longer survival after head and neck cancer, smokers urged (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 3, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
[Perspective] How tobacco smoke changes the (epi)genome
Worldwide, more than 1 billion people are tobacco smokers. Cigarette smoking drastically increases the risk of lung cancer. However, many other cancer types also occur more frequently in smokers than in nonsmokers, including cancers of the oral cavity, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, liver, cervix, pancreas, bladder, and kidney. Genome sequencing efforts are beginning to provide more sophisticated clues as to the processes at work that are shaping the mutational landscape of tumors. On page 618 of this issue, Alexandrov et al. (1) focused specifically on smoking-associated cancers and dissected genetic and epigenetic differenc...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 3, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Gerd P. Pfeifer Tags: Cancer Source Type: news
Report: Voice box prostheses may only last three months
(Reuters) – Tracheoesophageal voice prosthetic devices often last less than 3 months before they need to be replaced, which is a shorter lifespan than previously reported, according to a new study.
“In an ideal setting, voice prostheses should last at least six months and even more ideally, up to one year,” said lead author Jan S. Lewin of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. “In reality, they generally last somewhere about three months before they have to be replaced.”
The silicone devices are placed in the shared wall between the trachea and the esophagus after a laryngectomy, the ...
Source: Mass Device - October 5, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Clinical Trials Implants Otolaryngology Ear, Nose & Throat Source Type: news
Alcohol Is Even Deadlier Than You Think, Study Suggests
A new study suggests that alcohol is a direct cause of cancer in several areas of the body.
The study, published Thursday in the scientific journal Addiction, consists of a major review of 10 years’ worth of studies from several organizations, including the World Cancer Research Fund, the American Institute for Cancer Research and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
And its conclusions are dire.
Nearly 6 percent of cancer deaths worldwide can be linked to alcohol, including in people who drink light to moderate amounts of alcohol, the study concludes. “From a public health perspective, a...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Alcohol Is Even Deadlier Than You Think, Study Suggests
A new study suggests that alcohol is a direct cause of cancer in several areas of the body.
The study, published Thursday in the scientific journal Addiction, consists of a major review of 10 years’ worth of studies from several organizations, including the World Cancer Research Fund, the American Institute for Cancer Research and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
And its conclusions are dire.
Nearly 6 percent of cancer deaths worldwide can be linked to alcohol, including in people who drink light to moderate amounts of alcohol, the study concludes. “From a public health perspective, a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
