According to The Oral Cancer Foundation, someone dies from oral cancer every hour of every day in the United States alone. Over 300,000 new cases of oral cancer are diagnosed every year, worldwide. This serious dental disease which pertains to the mouth, lips or throat is often highly curable if diagnosed... 

November 27, 2007 The accepted means of screening has always been visual examination and palpation. However, this has been shown to be ineffective in reducing the morbidity and mortality rates of oral cancer - especially oral squamous cell cancer, the most common type. FDA-approved, adjunctive screening... 

Oral sex can get most men’s attention. The topic becomes considerably more relevant, however, when coupled with a new study linking the human papillomavirus (HPV) to an increased risk of a kind of oral cancer more often seen in men. The study, which appears in this week’s New England Journal... 

—      Manon Weijers11Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology, VUmc/ACTA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, —      Ivo ten Hove11Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology, VUmc/ACTA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, —      Remy H. B. Allard11Department of Oral... 

Oral cancer is cancer that occurs on the lips (usually the lower lip), inside the mouth, on the back of the throat, the tonsils or salivary glands. It occurs more frequently in men than women, and most likely to strike people over 40. Smoking in combination with heavy alcohol use is a key risk factor. If... 

Oral sex can lead to oral tumours. That is the conclusion of researchers who have proved what has long been suspected, that the human papilloma virus can cause oral cancers. The risk, thankfully, is tiny. Only around 1 in 10,000 people develop oral tumours each year, and most cases are probably caused... 

By Michelle Rizzo NEW YORK MAR 16, 2007 (Reuters Health) - The results of a prospective study published in the March issue of the International Journal of Cancer suggest that vitamin C from dietary sources, but not from supplements, is associated with a reduced risk of oral premalignant lesions in men.... 

Doctors cannot always explain why one person develops oral cancer and another does not. However, we do know that this disease is not contagious. You cannot “catch” oral cancer from another person. Research has shown that people with certain risk factors are more likely than others to develop... 

Approximately 30,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with this largely preventable type of cancer that affects the mouth and/or part of the throat. Most oral cancers are related to tobacco use, alcohol use, or both. You can help reduce your risk for oral cancer by avoiding all tobacco products and... 

Camera in a pill can spot signs of cancer A “camera in a pill” that can be swallowed whole to check for warning signs of cancer is being tested by American doctors. The capsule measures one quarter of an inch by three quarters, small enough to be comfortably swallowed, and creates a high-resolution...