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Swallowing exercises preserve function in patients receiving radiation

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BNCT, a new-generation radiation treatment, is effective in advanced head and neck cancer

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Biologically targeted BNCT treatment is based on producing radiation inside a tumour using
boron-10 and thermal neutrons. Boron-10 is introduced into cancer cells with the help of a special carrier substance (phenylalanine), after which the tumour …

Categories Blog Entry, Health, Physics & Mathematics

Effects of depression on quality of life improvement after endoscopic sinus surgery

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Alexandria, VA — Depression is a common problem in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and negatively impacts patients’ symptom burden, ability to function, and quality of life (QOL), according to new research published in the March 2011 i…

Categories Blog Entry, Brain & Behavior, Health

New way to identify patients at risk of dysphagia after head and neck cancer treatment

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At the 3rd International Conference on innovative approaches in Head and Neck Oncology (ICHNO), Dr Hanna Rahbek Mortensen and colleagues at hospitals and institutes in Denmark presented results from a large prospective trial, the DAHANCA 6 & 7 study…

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Women with eating disorders draw a different picture of themselves than women without

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Women suffering from anorexia or bulimia draw themselves with prominently different characteristics than women who do not have eating disorders and who are considered of normal weight. This has been revealed in a new joint study from the Univers…

Categories Blog Entry, Brain & Behavior, Health

Nanoparticles may enhance circulating tumor cell detection

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Tiny gold particles can help doctors detect tumor cells circulating in the blood of patients with head and neck cancer, researchers at Emory and Georgia Tech have found.
The detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) is an emerging technique tha…

Categories Blog Entry, Health, Technology

Tonsillectomy linked to excess weight gain in kids

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Alexandria, VA — Tonsillectomy is the most common major surgical procedure performed in children. Children who undergo the surgical removal of their tonsils (tonsillectomy), with or without the removal of their adenoids (adenoidectomy), are at …

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Robotic surgery for head and neck cancer shows promise

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Less-invasive robotic surgery for upper airway and digestive track malignant tumors is as effective as other minimally invasive surgical techniques based on patient function and survival, according to University of Alabama at Bi…

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Never-smokers fare far better than smokers after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

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(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Patients with head and neck cancer who have never smoked have much better survival rates after radiation therapy than patients with a history of smoking, new research from UC Davis Cancer Center has found.
The study by A…

Categories Blog Entry, Health

Narcotics and diagnostics overused in treatment of chronic neck pain

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Duke University and University of North Carolina (UNC) researchers report in the November issue of Arthritis Care & Research that narcotics and diagnostic testing are overused in treating chronic neck pain. Their findings indicate clinicians may ove…

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New robotic head and neck cancer surgery preserves speech, without scarring

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DETROIT — An incisionless robotic surgical procedure is offering patients a new option to remove certain head and neck cancer tumors without visible scarring, while preserving speech and the ability to eat.
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit i…

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