Childhood cancer survivors represent an increasingly significant group within long‐term healthcare management, with dental health emerging as a critical component. Antineoplastic therapies, including ...

Margot Blair wants to raise awareness of the symptoms so others will seek medical advice if something is not right.

Chemotherapy may lead to tooth decay or infections by weakening the immune system and slowing down the regeneration of oral cells. Side effects are usually short term, and practicing oral hygiene may ...

With yet another Oral Cancer Awareness Month about to end, concerning statistics still exist. According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, approximately 58,500 people in the U.S. will be newly diagnosed ...

ADPIE (assessment, diagnosis, plan, implement, and evaluation) is a process of care that has been taught in both medical and dental educational institutions all over the U.S. since the 1950s and sets ...

The phrase “precancerous mouth cancer” is an inaccurate term for conditions that are not oral cancer. However, these conditions do have a higher than average chance of transforming into oral cancers.

Margot Blair from Dumfries thought she had no cause for concern after receiving the results of a biopsy in 2022, when she ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Cancer patients and survivors grappling with radiation treatment aftereffects and out-of-pocket dental bills totaling thousands of dollars sought financial relief from Beacon Hill ...

Last year, speakers at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting – the most eminent cancer conference in the world – came with a dire warning. Rates of colorectal cancer were rapidly ...

With Christmas parties in full swing, a leading oral surgeon is urging Brits to pay attention to a subtle warning sign that ...

Stacey Barbera had her thyroid removed and learned she had thyroid cancer. When her teeth started falling out, it affected her mental health, so she decided to get dentures. This is her story, as told ...