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Researcher 'Shows the Voice' in Swallowing Disorders
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using his background in aerospace engineering and signal processing, a UC researcher is finding new ways to help physicians listen to their patients: by teaching them to look at the signal, ...
3-drug chemotherapy combination increases organ preservation in patients with larynx cancer
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Patients with larynx cancer who received a three-drug combination of docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (TPF) during induction chemotherapy were more likely to retain larynx function than were patients treated with cisplatin ...
Malnutrition risk underappreciated in laryngeal cancer patients
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Almost half of all patients with cancer of the voice box (larynx) who receive radiotherapy treatment will experience malnutrition, according to new data presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology's Symposium on ...
Screaming Hoops Fans at Risk for Vocal Problems
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the ACC tourney gearing up and March Madness getting in full swing, basketball fans are topping decibel charts with their verbal support for their favorite college team.
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Incomplete radiation therapy common among medicare recipients with head and neck cancer
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Medicare recipients with head and neck cancer commonly do not complete radiation therapy without interruptions or at all, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Patien ...
Prevent periodontitis to reduce the risk of head and neck cancer
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Chronic periodontitis, a form of gum disease, is an independent risk factor for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. This suggests the need for increased efforts to prevent and treat periodontitis as a possible means to ...
National guideline released for the treatment of hoarseness
Sep 01, 2009 |
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The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) will issue the first--and only--national clinical practice guideline to help healthcare practitioners identify and manage patients with ...
New technology helps Parkinson's patients speak louder
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Researchers have developed a new technology that helps Parkinson's patients overcome the tendency to speak too quietly by playing a recording of ambient sound, which resembles the noisy chatter of a restaurant ...
For 14 Months, He Couldn't Eat or Drink
Aug 12, 2009 |
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For 14 long months, Daniel Steinhauer could not eat or drink, due to the side effects of throat cancer surgery and radiation.
Study finds voice box can be preserved, even with the largest cancers
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Some patients with large tumors on their larynx can preserve their speech by opting for chemotherapy and radiation over surgery to remove the voice box.
New treatment combination proves safe for head and neck cancer patients
May 31, 2009 |
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Patients undergoing treatment for advanced head and neck cancers may respond well to the addition of gefinitib to chemotherapy, according to a study sponsored by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and chaired by Ethan ...
Why can we talk? 'Humanized' mice speak volumes
May 28, 2009 |
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Mice carrying a "humanized version" of a gene believed to influence speech and language may not actually talk, but they nonetheless do have a lot to say about our evolutionary past, according to a report in the May 29th issue ...
Experimental drug shows promise against head and neck cancer
Apr 28, 2009 |
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A laboratory study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that an anti-cancer compound studied for treating blood cancers may also help in treating cancers of ...
New diagnostic advance seen for head, throat cancer
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Pharmacy researchers at Oregon State University today announced the discovery of a genetic regulator that is expressed at higher levels in the most aggressive types of head and neck cancers, in work that may ...
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