News tagged with 'Squamous Cell Carcinoma'

Each millimeter of bone loss from chronic periodontitis was linked to a fourfold risk of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, especially in the mouth and throat, according to this study on mouth health and cancer.

Head and neck cancer patients who test positive for the human papillomavirus (HPV) have a better survival rate than patients that don’t have the virus, according to new research published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.

A prescription skin cream used to treat actinic keratoses, pre-cancerous lesions caused by sun damage, may also reverse signs of aging leaving behind younger-looking skin, according to a new study.

A new study suggests people who are diagnosed with non-melanoma cancers like that of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma may be at an increased risk of getting other forms of cancer later on in life. Researchers noted the younger the patient at the onset of cancer, the higher the risk.

A new study in the journal Cancer finds long-term exposure can increase the risk of developing cancers of the respiratory tracts. The association is consistent with a large number of studies identifying carcinogens in incense smoke.

While testing a theory that caffeine combined with a common moisturizer could prevent skin cancer in humans, scientists from Rutgers University found the creams helped skin cancer spread and tumors to grow in mice exposed to ultraviolet radiation.