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News: May 28, 2012
HPV-Related Head, Neck Cancers on the Rise
WEDNESDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of head and neck cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) is rising in the United States, with the greatest increase among middle-aged white men, a new study finds. Tobacco and alcohol ...
Rise in Some Head and Neck Cancers Tied to Oral Sex: Study
TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- There's a worrisome uptick in the incidence of certain head and neck cancers among middle-aged and even younger Americans, and some experts link the trend to a rise in the popularity of oral sex over the past f...
Estrogen May Play Role in Rising Rates of Head, Neck Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of head and neck cancer are rising among some groups of people, including young women without any known risk factors. Now, a study suggests that estrogen may help the cancer spread by boosting the movement...
Adding Chemo Helps Head, Neck Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Combining chemotherapy with radiation treatment for patients with advanced head and neck cancer increases their event-free survival to 2.2 years from just one year with radiotherapy alone, finds a new study. Ac...
HPV Tied to Rare Head-and-Neck Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to be linked to an increase in cases of a rare type of head and neck cancer, a new study has found. Nasopharyngeal cancer -- a tumor that grows behind the nose and at the top of...
Gene Discovery May Advance Head and Neck Cancer Therapy
MONDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that could have a major impact on the diagnosis and treatment of one of the most deadly types of cancer, U.S. researchers have identified 231 potential new genes associated with head and neck cancer....
Head, Neck Cancer Treatment Often Not Completed
MONDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Incomplete and interrupted radiation treatment is a common problem among Medicare patients with head and neck cancer, a new study has found. Researchers analyzed data from 5,086 Medicare patients diagnosed with...
Gum Disease May Increase Head and Neck Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Taking good care of your teeth may help cut your risk of developing head or neck cancer, suggests a new study that links a gum disease to such tumors. Having chronic periodontitis, a gum disease involving the p...
Virus May Affect Survival in Head and Neck Cancer
THURSDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) may improve survival in patients with head and neck cancer, U.S. researchers report. They said the finding may explain why black Americans, who have far less HPV i...
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