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Patient at University Hospitals became first to use new cancer treatment
March 1, 2017
Fox8 Cleveland
A high-risk cancer patient has renewed hope for a healthy future thanks to a clinical trial at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center.
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Checkpoint Inhibitors Expected to Play a Growing Role in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
January 4, 2017
CURE
Immunotherapy agents are drastically changing the treatment landscape - and outcomes - of patients with head and neck cancers.
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Oral cancer study underway at CWRU, University Hospitals; new diagnostic test being researched
June 13, 2014
Cleveland.com
Researchers at CWRU's School of Dental Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Department of Otolaryngology are working together on a pilot study to see the test - measuring the amount of naturally occurring antibacterial proteins in the mouth - can be used to more quickly detect head and neck cancer, including oral cancer, the most common type of head and neck cancer.
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