It is clearer than ever that brushing and flossing your teeth may not only help prevent periodontal disease but may also ...

IT MIGHT not occur to you that you can get cancer in your mouth, but over 9,000 people in England were diagnosed with the ...

Gum disease can increase a person’s risk of head and neck cancers Bacteria that cause gum disease increase cancer risk by up to 50% Regular brushing and flossing could reduce risk THURSDAY, Sept. 26, ...

Oral cancer involves malignant growths or tumors that can occur anywhere in the mouth or the throat. Doctors sometimes recommend radiation therapy to treat it, which involves doses of radiation to ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Gum disease may increase the risk of developing cancer, researchers said on Tuesday. Male health professionals with a history of gum disease in a long-running study had a 14 ...

Oral mucosa cancer starts in the mucosa, which is the lining of the mouth. Tobacco use is the biggest risk factor, but alcohol consumption and HPV infection can also increase the risk. The main ...

Recent research suggests that blood tests may show markers of oral cancer. But a blood test isn’t enough to confirm an oral cancer diagnosis. A biopsy is the only way to confirm it. Blood tests for ...

The program, called YesRx, takes in donations and dispenses oral cancer and supportive drugs to those in need, giving away ...

Who needs fancy scanners, blood tests and X-rays to tell us if we have cancer? Soon, if an Alabama company has its way, all we will need to do is chew a stick of gum. Volatile Analysis is developing ...

Cancers found on the lip are usually treated with surgery. The doctor performing the surgery will try to remove all the ...