Free oral-head-and neck cancer screenings at May 25 Rome Braves game 
Rome News Tribune
Tobacco use can cause cancer. The Braves, Northwest Georgia Public Health and the Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition will be conducting free oral-head-and-neck cancer screenings Friday, May 25, 7 pm, at State Mutual Stadium for attendees at ...

 

Late Stage Cancer Treatment Trends, Multiple Myeloma Vaccine, Predictors of ... 
PR Web (press release)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers will present several landmark studies, including data on treatment trends in late-stage cancer, HPV-positive head and neck cancer, a promising multiple myeloma vaccine, and predictive models of soft tissue ...
Late Stage and HPV-Positive Cancer Treatment Trends, Multiple Myeloma Vaccine ... Newswise (press release)

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Relay For Life reveals many faces of cancer 
The Tennessean
Andrea Williams was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and has undergone chemotherapy three times. / Sarah Kingsbury/Gallatin News Examiner Gallatin Fire Department Lt. Todd Wagoner, who has battled head and neck cancer for the past year, poses with Shift ...

 

Boehringer Ingelheim to present pivotal Phase III results for afatinib in ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
It is currently in phase III clinical development in NSCLC, head and neck and breast cancer. The LUX-Lung studies evaluate the use of afatinib in various settings of advanced NSCLC, including in patients harboring EGFR mutations and those with ...
Pivotal study on afatinib may challenge current standard first line treatment1 ... National Post

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Streatch cancer-free, ready to run for council again 
TheChronicleHerald.ca
(STAFF / File) Following months of radiation and chemotherapy, Steve Streatch says he's now cancer-free and planning to run in October's municipal election. Doctors diagnosed the Eastern Shore-Musquodoboit Valley councillor with head and neck cancer in ...

 

Beastie Yauch's death puts rare salivary gland cancer in spotlight 
Bend Bulletin
Radiation, such as that used to treat head and neck cancer, can increase the risk of salivary gland cancer. Certain occupations, including rubber manufacturing, asbestos mining and plumbing, have been associated with higher rates.

 

First patient included in the phase II study of Amphinex® in head and neck ... 
News-Medical.net
PCI Biotech (PCIB) the Norwegian biopharmaceutical company, reported today that the first patient has been included in the phase II study of Amphinex in combination with the cytotoxic agent bleomycin in head and neck cancer patients, called the ENHANCE ...

 

Advaxis Announces Cancer Research UK Initiates Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
HPV is associated with 40-70% of head and neck cancers. This trial is being conducted at the Aintree Hospital at the University of Liverpool, the Royal Marsden Hospital at the University of London, and the Cardiff Hospital at the University of Wales.
The Connection between Sexually Transmitted HPV and Oral Cancer WorlDental.org

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Study combines lapatinib with cetuximab to overcome resistance in EGFR-driven ... 
EurekAlert (press release)
In cancers such as colon, head and neck, and lung, when cetuximab stops EGFR signaling, the machinery inside the cell doesn't get the signal to grow, in turn causing it to die. However, cancer cells can become resistant to cetuximab when the EGFR ...

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Advaxis Initiates Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of ADXS-HPV for the Treatment of ... 
Daily Disruption
HPV is associated with 40-70% of head and neck cancers. This trial is being conducted at the Aintree Hospital at the University of Liverpool, the Royal Marsden Hospital at the University of London, and the Cardiff Hospital at the University of Wales.
Gordon Hospital to Offer Free Cancer Screenings Coosa Valley News
Infections cause one in six cancer cases CNN (blog)
Men More Likely to have Oral Cancer Viral Infection Cosmetic Dentistry Guide (press release)

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