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Oral cancer: avoiding delay in diagnosis
Join Helen Kaney on 17 September at 7pm as she discusses how dental professionals can most effectively avoid delays in…
Oral health
Cannabis addiction triples risk of mouth cancer
Individuals with cannabis use disorder (CUD) were found to be more than three times more likely to develop oral cancer…
Dentistry
Antiviral treatment developed for oral cancer-causing HPVs
A world-first antiviral treatment has been developed for human papillomaviruses (HPVs), which researchers say has ‘significant potential‘. Currently, no antiviral…
Health & research
Researchers invent dental floss that can detect stress
A dental floss has been developed that can detect stress and track a wide range of conditions including diabetes, heart…
Dentistry
Deprivation found to increase cancer death rates by 60%
Deprivation is responsible for 78 extra cancer deaths per day in the UK, according to new research by Cancer Research…
Dentistry
More than 500,000 cancer patients face ‘dangerous delays’ to treatment
Experts have warned that ‘delays will cost thousands of lives’ as data shows that more than 500,000 UK cancer patients…
Dentistry
Mouth cancer linked to oral microbiome imbalances
Disruptions to the oral microbiome including the presence of a common bacteria have been linked to the development of mouth…
Oral health
Scottish dentists top 1,000 mouth cancer referrals – but ‘postcode lottery’ still an issue
Scottish Labour has urged the government to improve access to ‘life-saving’ dental checks as data shows that Scottish dentists made…
Dentistry
Annual mouth cancer cases reach 10,000 in the UK
Annual cases of mouth cancer diagnosed in the UK have risen to 10,825 according to newly-released data, up from 8,864…
Dentistry
Supporting someone with cancer in the workplace
Tim Woodman, medical director of policy and cancer services for Bupa UK Insurance, discusses how to create a supportive workplace…
Dentistry
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Calls for parents to approve HPV jab for children
Parents across the UK will soon receive a form to sign enabling their children to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine…
Dentistry
Cancer treatment delays triple since 2012
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that one third of cancer patients are waiting longer than…
Dentistry
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 17 August 2024
It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…
Dentistry
Cannabis use linked to head and neck cancer
Cannabis use makes you up to five times more likely to develop head and neck cancer than non-users, according to…
Dentistry
How can dental professionals promote better nutrition?
With the rise in obesity-related cancer cases, Nina Farmer shares the nutrition advice she gives to her patients. Following on…
Dentistry
Cancers caused by smoking reach highest level
New research shows that smoking-related cancers are at an all time high in the UK, with six people diagnosed every…
Oral health
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 8 June 2024
It’s been an interesting week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… What do…
Dentistry
Cancer vaccine trials offered to NHS patients
NHS England announced that it has treated its first patient with a personalised vaccine against bowel cancer. The jab was…
Dentistry
‘Disturbing’ rise in cancer cases linked to obesity
Cancer rates among under-50s in the UK have risen by 24% since 1995, with experts linking the increase to obesity…
Dentistry
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