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Advanced experimental models and computational tools provide dynamic frameworks for understanding oral disease progression
New Research Tools Help Map Complex Oral Diseases
This mini-review examines the integration of advanced experimental models, such as organ-on-chip systems and patient-derived organoids, with…
Advanced modeling and AI tools are helping researchers better understand the molecular causes behind conditions like gum disease and oral ca…
Microbial metabolites may promote or suppress cancer progression through inflammation, DNA damage, or immune modulation
Microbial metabolites may drive cancer growth or stop it through inflammation and DNA damage
This narrative review examines the role of microbial metabolites in carcinogenesis and cancer progression across multiple malignancies. The …
Microbial metabolites can promote cancer growth via inflammation or suppress it through immune changes, but we need more proof before using …
Aspiration pneumonia affects 74.8% of head and neck cancer patients after chemoradiotherapy
Aspiration pneumonia strikes most head and neck cancer patients after chemoradiation
This supplementary analysis of a phase II/III trial in Japan found that 74.8% of 151 patients with resected high-risk head and neck cancer d…
Three in four head and neck cancer patients develop aspiration pneumonia after chemoradiation. Severe swallowing problems and reconstruction…
Radiotherapy and chemotherapy show no clear link to obstructive sleep apnea in head and neck cancer patients
Radiation for head and neck cancer may raise sleep apnea risk
This scoping review with exploratory meta-analysis of 13 studies found no significant association between radiotherapy or chemotherapy and i…
A review of 13 studies suggests a possible link between radiation for head and neck cancer and mild sleep apnea, but the evidence is too wea…
Scoping review of AI for head and neck cancer risk stratification
AI techniques show promise for staging head and neck cancer
This scoping review synthesized 44 studies on AI techniques for risk stratification in head and neck cancer. The authors found moderate to h…
A review of 44 studies suggests artificial intelligence could help predict cancer spread in head and neck cases, though more testing is need…
Narrative review covers diagnostic and treatment strategies for metastatic head and neck cancer with no identifiable primary tumor
Doctors use many tools to treat head and neck cancer when the main tumor is hidden
This narrative review addresses diagnostic and treatment strategies for metastatic cases of head and neck cancer with no identifiable primar…
When head and neck cancer spreads but the original spot is missing, doctors use many tools. Imaging, special tests, and surgery help find th…
Evidence mapping review on nutritional prehabilitation for head and neck cancer patients
Nutritional prehabilitation improves outcomes for head and neck cancer patients
This evidence mapping review synthesized 6 systematic evaluations, 13 randomized controlled trials, and 4 observational studies on pretreatm…
Nutritional prehabilitation helps patients with head and neck cancer by improving their nutritional status and quality of life while reducin…
Systematic review and meta-analysis of ML with cfDNA for cancer detection across stages
Simple blood test spots early cancer without scary scans
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 109 articles synthesized diagnostic performance of machine learning with circulating cell-free D…
• AI analyzes blood fragments to catch hidden cancers early • Helps people avoid painful biopsies and late diagnoses • Still in labs not rea…
Oropharyngeal cancer radiotherapy protocols show improved patient-reported outcomes over time
New treatments reduce pain and anxiety for throat cancer patients today
This combined RCT and observational study of 363 Swedish patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma compared two treatment protocol…
New throat cancer treatments significantly reduce pain and anxiety while dry mouth persists for many patients
Review links mature intra-tumoral TLS to better prognosis and immunotherapy response in head and neck cancer
Scientists found that special immune cells inside tumors help patients with head and neck cancer survive longer and respond better to treatment
This systematic literature review examines the role of tertiary lymphoid structures in patients with head and neck cancer. The authors synth…
A review of studies shows that mature immune cells found inside tumors are linked to better outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer.…
Lignocaine-based opioid-free anesthesia increases sevoflurane need in head-and-neck cancer surgery
Opioid-free surgery needs more gas to keep patients asleep safely
This randomized trial in 30 patients undergoing head-and-neck cancer surgery found that lignocaine-based opioid-free anesthesia required hig…
Opioid-free anesthesia using lignocaine needs more breathing gas and causes more blood pressure spikes than morphine during major head surge…
Pre-treatment body composition and acute kidney disease risk in head and neck cancer patients treated with cisplatin
Body composition may link to kidney issues in cancer patients
This prospective, monocentric, observational study of 110 patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer found that acute kidney diseas…
Low muscle mass and low lymphocyte counts may be linked to kidney disease risk during head and neck cancer treatment.