10/1/2008 - Spit proteins could lead to oral cancer test: study |
A simple screen of proteins in human saliva was able to accurately detect a common type of oral cancer, a finding that may lead to a painless new diagnostic test, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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10/2/2008 - Oral Cancer Screening vs. Diagnosis |
| Posted by CancerAware |
| No diagnostic test is going to be used on the broad population of people at risk or even higher risk for oral cancer (which kills one American every hour). A diagnostic test will only be used on those who evidence obvious symptoms (soreness, lump, bleeding mass), which indicates advanced-stage cancer. What is critical is the use of an FDA-approved oral cancer SCREENING TEST called ViziLite Plus, which dentists are now using aggressively. It's a 5-minute, pain-free exam using a chemiluninescent "glow-stick" that emits light at a special frequency, making PRE-cancerous as well as cancerous tissue appear bright white. In combination with a dye, TBlue, supplied in the ViziLite kit, this test alerts dentists and hygienists to which patients and which sites in the mouth require follow-up exams by specialists, and diagnostic procedures like biopsies or, eventually, the coming spit test. |
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