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Human papillomavirus, the cause of throat and neck cancer in some patients
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In an odd news item for today, a new piece of research has concluded that the Human papillomavirus (HPV), generally connected with various cancers in and around the genital area, is now thought to be the cause of throat and neck cancer in some patients.
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Cancer took Roger Ebert's voice but not his spirit
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Roger Ebert, one of America's best known film critics, has not been able to speak since he had emergency cancer surgery on July 1 to repair a burst blood vessel near the site of his June 16 surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his salivary gland.
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Radiation helps xerostomia
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Dry mouth (xerostomia), is most commonly caused by radiation therapy directed at the head and neck region of the body. Radiation may irreversibly affect the production and quality of saliva in the salivary glands. A number of medications can also induce xerostomia. Dry mouth may affect the patients speech, taste sensation and ability to swallow.
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Barbara McNair dies of cancer
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Barbara McNair, 72, started out as a nightclub singer and moved into film and TV as more opportunities for black women opened up in the 1960's. She eventually hosted her own show in 1969 called The Barbara McNair Show.
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Happy or sad World Cancer Day?
Published 02/9/2007 in All Cancers , Blood Cancer , Bone Cancer , Brain Cancer , Breast Cancer , Esophageal Cancer , Eye Cancer , Kidney Cancer , Leukemia , Lung Cancer , Multiple Myeloma , Non Hodgkins Lymphoma , Oral Cancer , Ovarian Cancer , Pancreatic Cancer , Pet Cancers , Pregnancy and cancer , Prostate Cancer , Teen Cancers , Testicular Cancer , Throat Cancer , Thymic Cancer , Thyroid Cancer , Tissue Cancers , Tongue Cancer , Uterine Cancer , Young Adult Cancers , Liver Cancer , Cancer events , Pink products , Daily news , Opinion , Saturday Six , Sunday Seven , Head and Neck Cancer | Unrated
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I guess the concept is happy -- the public urging for our world's policy makers to make cancer a top priority -- but the fact that becomes all too apparent on this World Cancer Day is quite sobering. More than seven million people die from cancer and close to 11 million new cases are diagnosed worldwide each year. In 2006, cancer killed more people than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.
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