August 06, 2025

Fewer Risks with Unilateral Robotic Tonsil Surgery

Unilateral transoral robotic surgery for HPV-positive tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma is associated with fewer complications, shorter hospital stays, and comparable survival compared with bilateral surgery.

Conexiant

August 06, 2025

Could Saliva Replace Blood for Cancer Screening?

Ultra-sensitive Bluetooth biosensor detects breast cancer markers HER2 and CA15-3 in saliva within one second

Conexiant

August 04, 2025

Beta-HPV–Driven SCC Resolved After TCR Signaling Correction

Case study shows cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma linked to beta-human papillomavirus cleared following T-cell immune restoration.

Conexiant

August 01, 2025

Cannabis Use Disorder Linked to Oral Cancer

Cannabis use disorder significantly increased the 5-year risk of oral cancer among screened adults in a multicenter cohort study.

Conexiant

July 24, 2025

Tooth Loss, Gum Disease Linked to Stomach Cancer

Using sibling comparisons and nationwide registries, researchers evaluate how inflammation and tooth count independently affect gastric cancer risk in adults across Sweden.

Conexiant

June 25, 2025

Cell Density Speaks Volumes About Cancer Treatment Choices

As powerful as modern cancer medicines are, they don’t work for everyone. What if there were a quick test doctors could perform on an individual person’s cancer to help determine which approved treatment would work best for them? 

Dana-Farber

July 23, 2025

FDA Grants Breakthrough Status to Melanoma Test

The FDA has granted Breakthrough Device designation to Castle Biosciences’ DecisionDx-Melanoma test, a gene expression profile assay designed to improve risk stratification and personalized care in cutaneous melanoma.

Conexiant

July 22, 2025

Might That Lip Lesion Be BCC?

New research has documented 4 cases of lip basal cell carcinoma presenting as smooth yellow nodules—a rare clinical presentation that may be mistaken for benign mesenchymal tumors, potentially resulting in diagnostic delays and postponed treatment.

Conexiant

July 22, 2025

Are Patients Leading the PFAS Response?

As public awareness rises, doctors are being called to bridge the knowledge gap, offer screening, and guide patients through complex and evolving risks.

KFF Health News