Investigation into oral cancer in non-drinking and non-smoking females

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1038274

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

There has been an increase incidence of oral cancer in female non-drinkers, non-smokers. The five year survival following diagnosis can be as low as 15-50% as most cancers are advanced at the time of discovery.Precancerous and cancerous oral lesions may mimic any number of benign oral lesions, and as such may be left without investigation and treatment until well advanced. Further investigations into the cause of oral cancer other than smoking and alcohol will aid in management.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $109,358.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Oral Medicine and Pathology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

biomarkers | cancer | cancer research | cytokines | female | growth factor | immunohistochemistry | oral pathology | squamous cell carcinoma

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