Ten Minutes That Could Save Your Life – Oral, Head And Neck Cancer Awareness...
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), is urging Americans to get screened for cancer during the 14th annual Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW),...
View ArticlePorter Adventist Hospital Launches Robotics Institute – First In The Region
Robotic surgery, once the stuff of science fiction, has for some years been recognized as an important advance in surgical technique and patient experience. Now, at Porter Adventist Hospital, a...
View ArticleKicking Tobacco Means Kicking It All!
People all around the country are preparing to kick the habit as part of the American Cancer Society’s annual Great American Smokeout (R) on November 18. But, the American Academy of Otolaryngology –...
View ArticleStudy Identifies 5 Risk Factors For Late-Stage Head And Neck Cancer
Developing a molecular fingerprint for head and neck cancer tumors could help improve diagnosis and treatment for this deadly and often-times disfiguring form of cancer, according to researchers at...
View ArticleOral Cancer Detection By New Fluorescent Probe
UC Davis researchers have developed a laser probe for the early detection of oral cancer. A trial with human subjects shows that the device could also be used during surgery to locate the edges of a...
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