FDA Approves Keytruda (Pembrolizumab) for Head and Neck Cancer
By Stacy SimonThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to treat people with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that has spread or come back after previous chemotherapy treatment. It’s the first immunotherapy drug approved for head and neck cancer. Keytruda is already approved for melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer.The FDA based its approval on a clinical trial of 174 people with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that had spread or come back after they were treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. Tumors shrank or disappeared in 16% of the participants who were given...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - August 9, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Source Type: news
American Cancer Society Updates HPV Vaccine Recommendations to Include Males
By Stacy Simon The American Cancer Society has updated its guideline for human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination to include males. The change makes the guideline largely consistent with US government recommendations. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), part of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is the main source for US immunization policy. HPV VACCINE RESOURCES: Facts and Fears Recommendations by Age Detailed Information Almost everyone who is not vaccinated will get HPV at some time in their lives, and most will never know it. HPV is transmitted through sexual cont...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - July 19, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Prevention/Early Detection Cervical Cancer Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Source Type: news
Do These Four Things to Cut Your Cancer Risk
This study found that overall, 20% to 40% of carcinoma cases and about half of carcinoma deaths could potentially be prevented through certain lifestyle modifications.
Here are the 4 lifestyle behaviors that if practiced throughout a lifetime, were found to be linked to a lower rate of cancer incidence and death:
1. Don't smoke
The study revealed that smoking contributed to 48.5% of deaths from the 12 smoking-related cancers in the United States including lung, pancreas, bladder, stomach, colon/rectal and esophagus.
The message here is plain and simple -- don't ever start smoking and if you already are, quit. Smokin...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Predict and to Intercept
Disease interception – as opposed to the treatment of disease when it is diagnosed – has the potential to do two major things: to make things a great deal cheaper for cash-strapped health authorities and to offer patients a far better quality of life.
In February 2015, Janssen launched its Disease Interception Accelerator (DIA), an ambitious platform which seeks to shift healthcare from diagnosis and treatment to prediction and pre-emption. In Janssen’s ideal world, the term ‘patient’ will become redundant, as intervening and stopping disease from progressing in healthy individuals becomes the norm.
This requires...
Source: EyeForPharma - May 10, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Adam Hill Source Type: news
ACS Releases Long-term Care Guideline for Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer
By Stacy Simon The American Cancer Society has released a new Head and Neck Survivorship Care Guideline to help survivors of head and neck cancer and their primary care providers better manage their long-term care. The guideline addresses cancers of the oral cavity, tongue, lip, pharynx (throat), and larynx (voice box). Recommendations in the guideline may also apply to cancers of the salivary glands, nasal and paranasal sinuses, and nasopharynx. But it does not address cancers of the brain, thyroid, or esophagus because they are very different in terms of symptoms and treatment. RESOURCES: Head and Neck Cancer Surv...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - March 23, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer Salivary Gland Cancer Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer Nasopharyngeal Cancer Source Type: news
Cancer Centers Urge More People to Get the HPV Vaccine
By Stacy Simon The American Cancer Society is supporting a call-to-action from dozens of National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Centers across the US urging action to increase vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV vaccines protect against high-risk types of the virus that cause most cervical cancers. The virus is also linked to cancers of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, and throat. Despite this, vaccination rates across the US remain low. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only 40% of girls and 21% of boys in the US have received all 3 doses of the vaccine. The CDC recomme...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - January 27, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cervical Cancer Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Anal Cancer Vulvar Cancer Vaginal Cancer Source Type: news
Study examines associations of HPV types, risk of head and neck
(The JAMA Network Journals) A new study suggests detection of human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 in the oral cavity was associated with 22-times increased risk of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 21, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
What are Medicare costs for patients with oral cavity, pharyngeal cancers?
(The JAMA Network Journals) Medicare costs for older patients with oral cavity and pharyngeal cancers increased based on demographics, co-existing illnesses and treatment selection, according to a report published online by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 4, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Doctors at Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital find way to reduce risk of oral cancer
The innovation is an 'extra cut' - a dissection in medical parlance - along the neck to detect if the patient's cancer had spread from his/her oral cavity to the neck. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - June 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study examines treatment factors associated with oral cavity cancer survival
(The JAMA Network Journals) The surgical procedure known as neck dissection to remove lymph nodes and receiving treatment at academic or research institutions was associated with improved survival in patients with stages I and II oral cavity squamous cell cancer, according to a report published online by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 14, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Researchers ID potential prognostic marker for recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
(Elsevier Health Sciences) A new study provides the first evidence that the mediator complex subunit 15 (MED15) may play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). MED15 overexpression was found to be associated with higher mortality rates in HNSCC patients with cancer recurrence, particularly in oral cavity/oropharyngeal tumors, according to the study published in the American Journal of Pathology. MED15 overexpression was also associated with heavy alcohol consumption, which is an HNSCC risk factor. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 20, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Study by UCLA scientists reveals new findings about cause of lesions around jaw bone
This study was highlighted in “This Month in AJP” in the November issue and featured as the Editor’s Choice article, which is available to the science community. This paper was also designated for journal-based Continuing Medical Education activity sponsored by Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, as well as the American Society of Investigative Pathology and American Society for Clinical Pathology. (Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences)
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 24, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
CDC: 2009 to 2017 Saw Increase in Oral Cavity, Pharynx Cancers
Incidence dropped for cancers of lip, floor of mouth, soft palate and uvula, hard palate, hypopharynx, nasopharynx (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Oncology, ENT, Pathology, Journal, Source Type: news
Is UK obesity fuelling an increase in 10 cancers?
Conclusion
This large UK cohort study of more than 5 million people has found that, although there was variation in the effect of BMI on different cancers, a higher BMI was associated with increased risk of several cancers.
Overall, the researchers estimated that a 1kg/m² population-wide increase in BMI would result in 3,790 additional people in the UK each year developing uterus, gallbladder, kidney, cervix, thyroid, leukaemia, liver, colon, ovarian or postmenopausal breast cancer.
However, not all of the identified links were completely clear, with some showing a clearer linear association between increasing BMI and in...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity Cancer Source Type: news
Stanford researchers develop smartphone peripheral to scan for oral cancer
Stanford University’s Prakash Lab has developed a smartphone peripheral to diagnose oral cancer, called Oscan. The peripheral device has a mouthpiece and a camera mount. Users follow the upper and lower bite guides to help them take the desired shots of the inside of their mouth. According to the researchers, screenings of the oral cavity [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - May 1, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Aditi Pai Tags: Uncategorized dental hygiene oral cancer oral care Oscan Prakash Lab Stanford University Source Type: news
