Doctors say certain everyday foods and cooking methods may increase oral cancer risk over time by damaging DNA, triggering ...

I was very angry. My first thought was, “Are you kidding me?” I had just found out I was going to be able to run the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon with Broadway Cares, a theater community ...

Oral and oropharyngeal cancers are the sixth most common cancers in the U.S., with tobacco use, heavy alcohol consumption and HPV infection among the most well-known risk factors. But diet is a ...

A lump inside the mouth can be alarming because it is easy to imagine the worst. In many cases, mouth bumps turn out to be harmless. They may come from irritation, a blocked salivary gland, swollen ...

Salivary glands are essential for everyday human functions —speaking, swallowing, tasting and protecting the mouth—yet they ...

One theory: Certain bacteria may produce carcinogens, which are cancer-causing substances. His research has linked certain mouth microbes to an increased risk for cancer in the colon, esophagus and ...

Mouth cancer chemotherapy (chemo), targeted therapy, and immunotherapy are called systemic therapies. They travel through the bloodstream to treat mouth cancer cells anywhere in the body. Your care ...

The firm expects to reach patients who might otherwise avoid medical appointments by offering screening tests through dentists.

A microbe involved in gum disease could fan the flames of breast cancer. In mice, the oral bacterium can swell the size of existing tumors and even spark the formation of precancerous growths, ...

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling in the tissue around oral cancers both increases nerve sensitivity and makes opioids less effective, according to new research published in Science ...

Drinking as little as 9 grams of alcohol a day may increase mouth cancer risk by 50%. A new study links alcohol to higher mouth cancer risk in men. Combining alcohol and tobacco use made the risk even ...

Dentist Ellyce Clonan can tell when her patients are stoned. “I can smell it on them, and then there’s the red eyes and dry mouth,” said Clonan, a clinical assistant professor at the University at ...