The clinical impact of HPV tumor status upon head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

E Benson, R Li, D Eisele, C Fakhry - Oral oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is etiologically responsible for a distinct subset of head and
neck squamous cell cancers (HNSCCs). HPV-positive HNSCCs (HPV-HNSCCs) most …

Expression, regulation and roles of miR‐26a and MEG3 in tongue squamous cell carcinoma

LF Jia, SB Wei, YH Gan, Y Guo, K Gong… - … journal of cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNA miR‐26a and long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) MEG3 gene have been
independently reported to be tumor suppressor genes in various cancers, but neither has …

Association of serum and salivary tumor necrosis factor-α with histological grading in oral cancer and its role in differentiating premalignant and malignant oral disease

R Krishnan, DK Thayalan, R Padmanaban… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2014 - koreascience.kr
Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is an important malignancy throughout
the world; early detection is an important criterion for achieving high cure rate. Out of the …

Delineating an epigenetic continuum in head and neck cancer

MJ Worsham, JK Stephen, KM Chen, S Havard, V Shah… - Cancer letters, 2014 - Elsevier
A tissue field of somatic genetic alterations precedes the histopathological phenotypic
changes of carcinoma. Genomic changes could be of potential use in the diagnosis and …

Incidence and risk factors of HPV-related and HPV-unrelated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in HIV-infected individuals

DC Beachler, AG Abraham, MJ Silverberg, Y Jing… - Oral oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives To examine the risk and trends of HPV-related and HPV-unrelated Head and
Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) in HIV-infected individuals and assess whether …

Why are head and neck squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed so late? Influence of health care disparities and socio-economic factors

J Adrien, C Bertolus, L Gambotti, A Mallet, B Baujat - Oral oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
Context Late stage diagnosis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)
makes the prognosis worse. However, the influence of inequalities of health care and socio …

Maximum mouth opening and trismus in 143 patients treated for oral cancer: a 1‐year prospective study

JWGH Wetzels, MAW Merkx, AFJ de Haan… - Head & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with oral cancer can develop restricted mouth opening (trismus)
because of the oncologic treatment. Methods Maximum mouth opening (MMO) was …

miR-186, miR-3651 and miR-494: potential biomarkers for oral squamous cell carcinoma extracted from whole blood

J Ries, E Vairaktaris, A Agaimy… - Oncology …, 2014 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract microRNAs (miRNAs) are aberrantly expressed in the whole blood of patients
suffering from different types of cancer. Collection of whole blood samples is a minimally …

Analysis of failure in patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck. An international collaborative study

M Amit, Y Binenbaum, K Sharma, N Ramer… - Head & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a locally aggressive tumor with a high
prevalence of distant metastases. The purpose of this study was to identify independent …

Fatigue during chemoradiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer and its relationship to radiation dose distribution in the brain

C Powell, U Schick, JP Morden, SL Gulliford… - Radiotherapy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Fatigue during head and neck radiotherapy may be related to
radiation dose to the central nervous system (CNS). The impact of patient, tumour, and …