Cancer

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

Obesity linked to more than 30 types of cancer

A recent study suggests that obesity may contribute to 40% of new cancer cases, and it has been linked to…

Health & research

Oral rinse could provide early cancer screening, study says

A new study explores the use of a simple ‘swish and spit’ oral rinse that could act as an early…

Dentistry

Cancer patients will see ‘few benefits’ of free dentistry, says BDA

As MPs debate whether to extend free NHS dentistry to cancer patients, experts have expressed concern that those already eligible…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 13 April 2024

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Are dental…

Dentistry

Obesity medications ‘could reduce risk of multiple sclerosis’

The use of obesity medications – including those that treat diabetes and promote weight loss – has been linked to…

Dentistry

Vaping ‘linked to cancer’, says new study

Researchers have observed that vaping causes similar changes to human cells as smoking, calling for more exploration of potential links…

Health & research

Bowel cancer death rates in UK predicted to rise among under 50s

Bowel cancer death rates among the under 50s in the UK are predicted to rise by one third, with obesity,…

Dentistry

Eating more ultra-processed foods linked to higher risk of mouth cancers

Eating more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may be associated with a higher risk of developing mouth, throat and oesophagus cancer. This…

Dentistry

Mouth cancer cases increase by 12%, new data shows

The British Dental Association (BDA) has called for urgent action on mouth cancer, stressing that dental access can be the…

Dentistry

Poor oral health ‘could lower survival rates of head and neck cancer’

There is a strong link between oral health and survival among people diagnosed with head and neck cancer.  This is…

Dentistry

Most patients unaware HPV causes throat cancer, says study

Most patients are unaware of the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) and throat cancer, a study says. According to new…

Dentistry

Worldwide cancer cases in under 50s ‘up almost 80% in three decades’

The number of under 50s being diagnosed with cancer worldwide has risen by nearly 80% in three decades. This is…

Dentistry

Mouth cancer: an update for the dental profession

Dentistry Show London will feature a spotlight on mouth cancer from Mouth Cancer Foundation clinical ambassador Tripat Mahajan. More than…

Oral health

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