Head Neck Cancer, beta-Defensins, and Immune Responses – R01 Role: Principal Investigator Sponsor: NIH-NIDCR Project Period: 07/2015 – 06/2020 Innate Immunity and Oral Carcinogenesis – R56 Role: ...

Established risk factors for oral tongue cancer (OTC) and other head and neck squamous cell carcinomas include tobacco, alcohol, and betel (areca) nut use. 1 Less well known is that patents with ...

In the prospective nested case-control study, 13 oral bacterial species were found to be differentially associated with development of HNSCC, and a 1-standard deviation increase in microbial risk ...

Oral cancer can strike on, under or at the base of the tongue, along the throat or on the lining of the mouth, gums and cheeks. While you may already know the common signs — persistent mouth ...

A University of Chicago spinout has raised $4 million in seed funding to develop a unique, saliva-based test for oral cancers. OrisDX's funding was led by Revere Partners and strategic investment from ...

A common microbe that migrates from the mouth to the gut may be responsible for driving the progression of colorectal cancer, ... in particular is a well-established player in carcinogenesis.