News Release 26-Sep-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationNYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine More than a dozen bacterial species among the hundreds that live in people’s mouths have been linked to a collective 50% increased chance of developing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a new study shows. Some of these microbes had previously...
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Head and neck cancer diagnostic delays linked to antibiotics despite clinical practice guidelines
by Bridjes O’Neil, Saint Louis University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine say diagnostic delays frequently occur in patients with undiagnosed head and neck cancer (HNC) and are calling for improved dissemination of current clinical practice guidelines in a new paper published Aug. 24 in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery....
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Molecular determinant favoring head and neck cancer development identified
by Impact Journals LLC Mitochondria. Credit: Wikipedia commons In addition to their role in energy metabolism, mitochondria play important roles in other cellular processes, such as apoptosis, calcium signaling and the synthesis of certain biomolecules. Mitochondria have also been implicated in the development and progression of cancer. In some cases, cancer cells may overproduce certain...
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Immunotherapy for HPV+ head and neck cancer: Awakening the force within
EMORY HEALTH SCIENCES A new study from scientists at Emory Vaccine Center and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University reports that the immune cells that are the major targets of immune checkpoint inhibitors are present in tumors from head and neck cancer patients. The study focuses on head and neck tumors that are positive for...
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Scientists uncover a mechanism that could lead to new immunotherapies head and neck cancer
by Katie Pence, University of Cincinnati Researchers at UC have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that could explain the reason behind decreased immune function in cancer patients and could be a new therapeutic target for immunotherapy for those with head and neck cancers. The authors share these findings in an article published in the journal...