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Credit: Jason Tasoulas, MD, DMD

鈥淭he INHANCE consortium鈥檚 patient data allowed us to be as thorough as possible and identify robust associations between oral health and survival,鈥� said lead author Jason Tasoulas MD, DMD. 鈥淲e assembled a diverse and experienced team to examine records of approximately 2,500 patients from eight countries to carry out our state-of-the-art statistical analyses.鈥�

« Poor oral health could lessen survival from head and neck cancer

Credit: UNC Adams School of Dentistry

鈥淭his current research effort capitalizes on previous data collection efforts by our team in North Carolina through the Carolina Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (CHANCE) study to investigate the role of oral health in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The present report is based on a larger-scale study, accounting for geographic variability and capturing more oral health variables,鈥� said Kimon Divaris, DDS, PhD.

« Poor oral health could lessen survival from head and neck cancer

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鈥淚nspired by Dr. Divaris鈥� previous work, we sought out opportunities to collaborate with a larger network of epidemiologists, surgeons, physicians, dentists and scientists from all over the world to address an important but often overlooked problem for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma,鈥� said corresponding author Antonio L. Amelio, PhD. 鈥淥ur hope is that these findings become a standard part of guidelines implemented for the prevention and management of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas in the near future.鈥�

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