Newsworthy Articles

The Head and Neck Cancer Alliance Attends the 152nd ADA Annual Session in Las Vegas

Non-profit organization hosts booth at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center

Las Vegas, N.V. – October 10, 2011 – The Head and Neck Cancer Alliance will host a booth at the 152nd ADA Annual Session, held October 10-14 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

The World Marketplace Exhibition, features more than 500 leading suppliers of dental products and services, including the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance’s booth. The booth will feature promotional materials about Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week® (OHANCAW) and the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance. Attendees will also have an opportunity to sign up for OHANCAW 2012.

About the ADA Annual Session

The ADA Annual Session brings together leaders in dental practice, research, academia and industry to present hundreds of continuing education courses over four days.  It will also feature more than 500 exhibiting companies, the "2011 Distinguished Speaker," and discounts on travel and housing. Visit ada.org/session  for more information.

About the American Dental Association

The not-for-profit ADA is the nation's largest dental association, representing more than 156,000 dentist members. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the public's health and promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859. The ADA's state-of-the-art research facilities develop and test dental products and materials that have advanced the practice of dentistry and made the patient experience more positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptance long has been a valuable and respected guide to consumer dental care products. The monthly Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) is the ADA's flagship publication and the best-read scientific journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit the Association's Web site at www.ada.org

The Head and Neck Cancer Alliance Visits U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Center Conference

Board Member Jennifer Bland attends the Hospital’s ‘Cancer Survivorship Conference for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals’

Houston, T.X. – October 13, 2011 – The Head and Neck Cancer Alliance is on the road again, with Board Member Jennifer Bland visiting the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on October 13-14 for the "Cancer Survivorship Conference for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals.”

The goal of the “Cancer Survivorship Conference for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals" is to provide health care professionals with a firm knowledge and skills in management of post-treatment cancer care and long-term follow up, as well as education about managing psychosocial needs, cancer risk factors, risk-reduction strategies, screening guidelines and training to screen, diagnose and provide relevant follow-up care.

Ms. Bland will have promotional materials available regarding Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week® (OHANCAW) and the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance. Attendees will also have an opportunity to sign up for OHANCAW 2012.

About the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The mission of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

Follow the links below to various articles from Be Healthy, a Bay State Banner publication:

Personal head and neck cancer stories

Another good reason to visit the dentist

View the publication with an online reader

Watch Jack Wagner's PSA for www.ohancaw.com

New Updates and Insights Into the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers

Optimizing Combined Modality Approaches to the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

Drinking more than four cups of coffee may lower the risk of some head and neck cancers.

In a new study, regular coffee drinkers – those who drank more than four cups of coffee a day – had a 39 percent
decreased risk of oral cavity and pharynx cancers, two types of head and neck cancer.  

Watch the video.

Download the study.

Film critic Roger Ebert lost his jaws due to complications from a form of head and neck cancer. Photo compliments of Esquire.

Head and neck cancers can take away a person's voice, disfigure a face, and destroy the ability to eat, drink and swallow. CNN Writer and Producer Madison Park sheds light on these cancers, their causes and implications. Read more

Oral, head and neck cancer screening is critical to early detection—but otolaryngologists often find that they aren’t reaching the populations at highest risk for the disease. Consequently, many physicians are taking the initiative to develop novel and creative outreach programs to target people who are likely to regularly use tobacco and alcohol, as well as individuals who do not have ready access to healthcare. This article highlights efforts during Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week.

Click here to read the article.

As a group, blacks with head and neck cancer have a much lower survival rate than whites with the disease, and now groundbreaking new research helps explain why. The study sheds new light on the racial differences in head and neck cancer presentation and outcomes, and experts say that it should change the way all patients with the disease are initially evaluated and how many are treated.

Read the article here.

"Survey shows Americans may be missing direct route to head and neck cancer care: Results highlight oral, head and neck cancer awareness week." Read the press release.

This article from the Orlando Sentinel discusses how Lori Hamilton, widow of the late NASCAR racing legend Bobby Hamilton, is urging local fans to take advantage of a free screening for oral, head and neck cancer that will be held on Saturday, March 7th and Sunday, March 8th at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia.

Click here to read the blog.

The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery featured Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week® in its March 2009 newsletter. Download it here.

The Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses featured Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week in its March 2009 newsletter. Read it here.

Charleston, South Carolina's Post and Courier highlights the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance's benefit concert in Charleston in its Editor's Picks. Check it out here.

"Now that I'm gone, I tell you, don't smoke."
In a famous public service announcement that aired 20 years ago, the actor Yul Brynner made that plea. His words were recorded in a television appearance he made several months before his death from lung cancer at age 65.

USA Today ran a feature article in January of 2007 called "Celebrities as Lifesavers." Read the story and learn how celebrities like Yul Brynner help people cope with their illnesses.