NYU Dentistry’s Pain Research Center receives $8M NIH grant to study oral cancer pain

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Oral cancer pain and opioid tolerance share underlying process, study finds

Epidermal growth factor receptor signaling in the tissue around oral cancers both increases nerve sensitivity and makes opioids less effective, according to a study conducted by researchers at NYU, MD Anderson, and Loma Linda University. The finding points to a shared mechanism underlying both oral cancer pain and opioid tolerance, and a possible new treatment strategy for both.

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Vol.52 No.05

In Brief

UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry awarded $6M to study treatment, pain management for oral cancer

Researchers at the School of Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of the University of Texas at San Antonio, have been awarded three multi-year grants totaling $6 million from NIH to address treatment and pain management for oral cancer.

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Clinical Roundup

Oral microbes linked to increased risk of pancreatic cancer

Twenty-seven species of bacteria and fungi, among the hundreds that live in people’s mouths, have been collectively tied to a 3.5 times greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a study led by NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center.

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Vol.51 No.34

In Brief

Anirban Maitra, Manuel Hidalgo, join NYU Langone new GI cancer center as co-directors

Anirban Maitra and Manuel Hidalgo were named co-directors of a new Gastrointestinal Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center.xxx:moreMaitra is a phys

September 12, 2025

Vol.51 No.33

Clinical Roundup

Cannabis use disorder triples risk of oral cancer, UCSD study finds

Individuals with cannabis use disorder are more than three times more likely to develop oral cancer within five years compared to those without CUD, a researcher at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found.

August 01, 2025

Vol.51 No.30

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