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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"Oral cancer"”.
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Oral cancer
Ο καρκίνος του στόματος αποτελεί ένα σημαντικό παγκόσμιο πρόβλημα υγείας με σημαντικές ιατρικές, κοινωνικές και οικονομικές επιπτώσεις. Παρά τις βελτιώσεις στην πρόληψη, τη διάγνωση και τη θεραπεία, εξακολουθεί να συνδέεται με υψηλή νοσηρότητα και θνησιμότητα, κυρίως λόγω της καθυστερημένης …
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Epidemiology of oral cancer from a socioeconomic perspective
… inequalities is a policy priority. Research on cancer and particularly oral cancer aetiology has somewhat overlooked this area, in favour of pursuing genetic and 'lifestyle' risk factors. The over-arching aim of this thesis was to investigate the epidemiology of oral cancer in relation to …
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Development of Electrochemical Immunosensor for Oral Cancer: Initial Outcome
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC), accounting for nearly 90% of head and neck malignancies, continues to pose a global health challenge with over 250,000 new cases annually, especially in developing nations. Its frequent progression from precancerous lesions such as oral leukoplakia (OL) …
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Interplay Between Keratin and Vimentin Expression in Oral Cancer
<p>Previous research in our laboratory found that inhibiting expression of vimentin, a marker of epithelial-to mesenchymal transition, inhibited cell growth and motility in vitro and in vivo. Tumors derived from vimentin knockdown cells showed features of epithelial redifferentiation and increased …
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Non-invasive detection of oral cancer using reflectance and fluorescence spectroscopy
… spectra were collected from patients with oral lesions, as well as healthy volunteers, in order to evaluate the potential of spectroscopy to serve as a non-invasive tool for the detection oral cancer. A total of 710 spectra were analyzed from 79 healthy volunteers, and 87 spectra from 67 …
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Molecular changes involved in oral cancer progression and their relevance to keratinocyte immortalisation
Oral cancer has caused great concern in all of the western countries over the past two decades because of its progressively increasing incidence, mainly in young males, and its consistently low 5-year survival rate. Oral premalignant lesions (dysplasias) are thought to precede the development of …
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Secondary stress and coping experiences of partners of persons with oral cancer: A descriptive study
… Stress (STS) in caregivers of persons with oral cancer, describe the nature of the experience of STS and its relationship to other variables of interest, and generate substantive contributions to emerging theory. Congruent with the purpose of the research, the first aim of the study was to …
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Smokeless tobacco: current use among Bangladeshi adolescents and association with increased oral cancer risk among Bangladeshi adults
… Also, SLT use related health burden such as oral cancer is highly prevalent in Bangladesh. Globally, Bangladesh ranked third for oral cancer related death. Every year over 8,000 Bangladeshi adults lost their lives because of this deadly disease. Regarding the relationship between SLT and oral …
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Developing tissue engineered models of oral mucosa and oral cancer to study novel therapeutic and diagnostic techniques.
In the UK in 2008 over 1,800 people died from oral cancer. Despite advances in surgery and therapy the survival rates for those diagnosed with oral cancer have not significantly improved over the past 20 years. There is a need for both better detection and treatment. Early detection could reduce …
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Perceptions of the Role of the Oral Healthcare Providers in HPV-related Oral Cancer Education and Advocacy for the HPV Vaccine
Oral health is a vital component of overall health. If the United States continues to exclude oral healthcare from overall healthcare, negative consequences will persist in individuals, families, and communities. The increasing prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and subsequent …
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Knowledge, Attitude and Behavioral Intention about Cancer of Oral Cavity and Pharynx among Public Health Students in Southeast Georgia
<p>Oral cancer is a significant public health problem; however, there is lack of awareness at community level regarding oral cancer. Considering the importance of public health education, which educates people regarding prevention of disease and promotion of health, public health professionals can …
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Can Medicare afford to pay for oral chemotherapy drugs? : an evaluation of the problem and introduction of a model to estimate cost
Recently, effective oral cancer drugs are gaining prominence. This trend toward oral chemotherapy has important economic implications: the Medicare system of the United States pays for all intravenous (IV) chemotherapy, but it covers only those oral drugs that have an equivalent IV formulation …
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Optical reflectance spectroscopy for cancer diagnosis : analysis and modeling
… dissertation is motivated by the detection of oral cancer, but some of the methods developed can be generalized to epithelial cancers of other sites. Two main topics are covered in this dissertation: Analysis and Modeling. For analysis, the focus is on developing algorithms to make diagnostic …
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SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ORAL LEUKOPLAKIA: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL COMPARING SURGERY WITH WAIT AND SEE APPROACH
… proposed for the management of the most common oral potentially malignant disorders (i.e., leukoplakia and erythroleukoplakia) in order to prevent the risk of oral cancer. However, there is currently no consensus on the most effective approach for the patients affected by such lesions. Surgery …
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The role of VEGF-induced PI3K/Akt signalling pathway in head and neck cancer cell migration
… pathway is a well-established driver of cancer progression. One key process promoted by Akt phosphorylation is tumour cell motility; however the mechanism of VEGF-induced Akt phosphorylation leading to motility remains poorly understood. Previously, it has been shown that Akt …
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An investigation into the association between cytochrome P450 and glutathione S-transferase detoxification enzyme polymorphisms and human oral squamous cell carcinoma
Oral squamous cell carcinoma is the sixth commonest cancer in the world. Most patients who develop oral cancer are elderly males who are heavy users of tobacco and alcohol although the incidence is increasing in younger individuals and in those who neither smoke nor drink. Approximately 80% of …
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Benign, potentially malignant & malignant oral lesions; an analysis of oral and gut microbiota
… to be associated with health and disease. The oral microbiome has been linked with oral diseases and infections, though not many studies have explored the relation between oral and gut microbiome with oral cancer based on their histology. This study explores the oral and gut microbiota in 30 …
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Three Essays on the Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Cancer Care and Mis-Measured Self-Reports of Cancer Screening Status
… impact of expanded health insurance policy on cancer care continuum and measure the unbiased program effects after taking care of mis-measured cancer screening self-reports. The first essay examines the impact of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion on time to oral cancer treatment …
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