Minority, Low-Income Individuals Less Likely to Receive Oral Cancer Screening
Education level, insurance type also may affect likelihood of oral cancer screening at dental visit.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Non-Smokers With Oral Epithelial Dysplasia More Likely To Develop Oral Cancer
Researchers enrolled 445 patients with primary mild or moderate OED, of whom 306 were smokers and 139 were non-smokers.
Nivolumab ± Ipilimumab for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oral Cavity
The phase 2 trial is recruiting participants with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity to evaluate the activity of neoadjuvant nivolumab with or without ipilimumab.
Addition of Elective Neck Dissection Cost-effective in Oral Cancer
Addition of elective neck dissection to primary surgery is associated with a reduction in overall costs.
Erlotinib Not Useful for Oral Cancer Prevention
Erlotinib did not reduce the risk of oral cancer in patients with loss of heterozygosity (LOH)-positive oral premalignant lesions.
In Locoregionally Advanced Oral Cavity Cancer, Preop Induction Chemo May Not Improve Outcomes
Induction chemotherapy administered before surgery with curative intent did not improve outcomes in locoregionally advanced oral cavity cancer.
Veterans May Face Poorer Oral, Throat Cancer Outcomes
In veterans, oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is associated with traditional carcinogens and poor clinical outcomes.
Greater Anxiety Linked With Unmet Information Needs in Precancerous Oral Lesions
Greater anxiety levels were associated with high degrees of unmet information need in patients with precancerous oral lesions.
Cost Burdens on Patients Older than 66 with Oral Cavity, Pharyngeal Cancers
Several factors associated with the burdensome Medicare cost of oral and pharyngeal cancer in older patients.
Oral Sex Not Risk Factor for Oral Cancer
Oral sex is not an independent risk factor for oral cancer.
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