Month: April 2017

Survey Reports That Patients Want Oral Cancer Screenings and Education April 19, 2017 More than 49,750 people in the United States will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year, according to Vigilant Biosciences. Yet 62% of adults in the US know very little or nothing at all about the disease—including cancer of the oral cavity, tongue,

4.0% of American Adults Carry High-Risk Oral HPV April 17, 2017 While tobacco and alcohol consumption remain the chief causes of oral cancer, the number of cases caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) have been increasing. In fact, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 4.0% of all adults in the United

Checking more than teeth April 15, 2017 Vigilant Biosciences was featured in a snapshot in USA Today on April 15th for Oral Cancer Awareness Month. The snapshot highlights the number of people expected to be diagnosed with oral or oropharyngeal cancer this year in the U.S. to help raise awareness for the importance of screening for the

New detection method could help identify oral cancer sooner April 10, 2017 Vigilant Biosciences’ Scientific Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Elizabeth Franzmann, M.D., recently caught up with WPLG to discuss oral cancer and the Company’s OncAlert Oral Cancer product line. Back to News

Oral Cancer Awareness Month Hopes to Educate Public on Risks April 4, 2017 According to a recent survey released today from Vigilant Biosciences, in collaboration with the Oral Cancer Foundation, HNCA and SPOHNC, more than 60% of consumers know very little or nothing about oral cancer – a disease that nearly 50,000 people are diagnosed

Oral Cancer Awareness Survey Reveals Majority of U.S. Adults Want to Be Screened for Oral Cancer April 4, 2017 According to a recently released national survey, the majority (62 percent) of adults in the U.S. know very little, or nothing at all, about oral cancer (including cancer of the oral cavity, tongue, larynx and pharynx),