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Dental Medicine’s Aaron Weinberg develops rapid test to identify cancerous mouth lesions

Media | September 09, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Case Western Reserve University leads effort to develop rapid oral cancer test

cleveland.com: Aaron Weinberg, professor at the CWRU School of Dental Medicine, is helping develop a rapid, noninvasive test to determine whether suspicious mouth lesions are cancerous. He said the goal is to turn sophisticated laboratory testing into a simple, affordable chair-side device, potentially reducing unnecessary biopsies while identifying cancer earlier.