Head and Neck Cancer

Researchers' work adds to head and neck cancer body of knowledge

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 15th, 2005

Head and neck cancer data are the focus of recent research from Greece and Japan.

Study 1: VEGF expression associates with recurrent lower lip squamous cell carcinoma.

According to a study from Greece, "tumor angiogenesis is associated with tumor progression and aggressiveness in a number of malignancies, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is considered as a leading candidate in this process. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of VEGF immunohistochemical expression and tumor angiogenesis in predicting local recurrence in surgically treated lip SCC."

"We performed a retrospective analysis of 50...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-02-15)

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