General Head and Neck Cancer News
The daily head and neck cancer news is a unique cancer news service that evaluates all aspects of head and neck cancer research and reports on the developments that are most important to cancer patients and health care providers. The daily cancer news provides information about emerging options for head and neck cancer prevention, early detection and head and neck cancer treatment, as well as advances in supportive care and personalized medicine. Supportive care improves quality of life by making head and neck cancer treatment more tolerable, and personalized medicine offers the potential for improved treatment outcomes by using specific characteristics of the patient or the cancer to guide cancer treatment decisions. In addition, interested individuals can search the Cancer Consultants Head and Neck Cancer News Archives to find the results of the cancer studies that led to the care they have been offered.
Recent General Head and Neck Cancer News
National Video Contest Inspires Awareness of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer (February 21, 2013)
Media Contact: Lauren Abel MCS Healthcare Public Relations (800) 477-9626 laurena@mcspr.com National Video Contest Inspires Awareness of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer New survey shows few Americans recognize... Continue Reading
The tricyclic antidepressant doxepin reduces oral mucositis in patients who receive radiation for head and neck cancer, according to the results of a study presented at the 54th annual meeting of the American... Continue Reading
A combined analysis of 51 randomized trials found that daily aspirin use reduces the risk of new cancer diagnoses as well as the risk of cancer death. These results were published in The Lancet. A growing... Continue Reading
Among patients with Stage II nasopharyngeal cancer (a type of head and neck cancer), adding chemotherapy to radiation therapy resulted in better survival than radiation therapy alone. These results were... Continue Reading
The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approval of Erbitux® (cetuximab) to include the initial treatment, in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, of selected patients with recurrent... Continue Reading
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that boys be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV). Human papillomaviruses... Continue Reading
The use of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) may reduce the incidence and severity of oral mucositis caused by chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy among patients with head and neck cancer. These results... Continue Reading
People who are at high risk of cancer as a result of their family history may be advised to undergo earlier or more intensive cancer screening. Because family history of cancer can change over time, it’s... Continue Reading
A gene model utilizing 30 specific genes derived from a patient’s tumor sample can help predict the risk of recurrence in operable largyneal cancer. Those patients at a high risk of a recurrence may... Continue Reading
People who currently consume alcohol or have done so in the past may have an increased risk of developing cancer, even those who drink moderately. These findings were recently reported in the journal BMJ. Worldwide,... Continue Reading
