Posts Tagged ‘Cancer’
Cancer patients struggling to afford dental care
A new study has revealed that cancer patients are avoiding going to the dentists because the cost of treatment is too high. The research, which was carried out by a team at the Baptist Medical Center at Wake Forest University, indicated that many cancer patients were forgoing dental treatment because they couldn’t afford it. The […]
Rugby star stores kids tooth cells
Former Rugby player and reality star Kyran Bracken has preserved stem cells from his children’s teeth to protect their future. The one-time England international, who won Dancing On Ice, discovered that storing the cells could potentially save his children Charlie, six, Jack, four, and Lochlan, one, should they develop any serious illnesses. Such illnesses include […]
Dental researcher discovers cancer switch
An Ohio Dental researcher has found a protein that makes cancer cells spread from a tumour to other parts of a body. Ge Jin, who works for both the Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, discovered the protein called disabled-2 (Dab2). The process of cells […]
Dental researcher gets $720k grant
A University of Nebraska dentistry researcher has been given a $720,000 grant. Greg Oakley, who is based at the university’s College of Dentistry in Omaha, was awarded the funding by American Cancer Society. He is currently researching techniques which will make chemotherapy more successful by researching damaged DNA and self-repairing of cells. By researching which […]
