Light technique as a possible tool to detect early stage oral cancer

Filed under: Oral Cancer

A special light examination is showing promise as a tool for the early detection of oral cancer. A similar technique has been shown to be effective in detecting early changes associated with cervical cancer. The light is the size of a dental drill.

This study is being run by Dr. Camile Farah, at the University of Queensland, Australia.

According to Dr. Farah, oral cancer is "an extremely deadly form of cancer." According to Dr. Farah, the five-year survival rate for those patients in Australia is 50 percent.

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Read More...

[Source: The Cancer Blog]