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Oral Cancer Advocacy from a Survivor

In October 2015, I found myself as one of the 132 individuals diagnosed daily...

Don’t Miss the Signs of Oral Cancer

As a head and neck oncologic surgeon in a large metropolitan medical center, I...

Saliva Test Rapidly Diagnoses Zika Virus

While it’s no longer dominating the headlines, the Zika virus continues to be a...

Oral Cancer Tests Reveal Additional Health Issues

Routine tests used to guide treatment for oral cancers can reveal two or more...

FDI and Sunstar to Develop Oral Cancer Treatment Guidelines

The FDI World Dental Federation is partnering with Sunstar to produce a guideline on...

The Top 10 Blogs of 2017

Our roster of contributing authors tackled a broad range of topics in 2017, confronting...

Oral Bacteria and Fungi May Indicate Greater Tongue Cancer Risks

Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, also known as oral tongue cancer, is an...

UCLA Develops App to Guide Implant Treatment

Do you work with dental implants? There’s an app for that. Three researchers at...

Different Oral Bacteria Increase or Decrease the Risk of Esophageal Cancer

At least three kinds of oral bacteria may increase or reduce the risk of...

Men Are More Than Twice as Likely to Get Oral Cancer as Women

Men are more than twice as likely as women to develop oral cancer, according...