Early Diagnosis Of Oral Cancer And Sjogren's Syndrome Possible By Saliva-Based Tests
Diagnosing oral cancer and Sjogren's syndrome using saliva-based tests will soon become a reality according to two studies presented at the yearly meeting of American Association for Dental Research.// Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that is characterized by dry eyes, dry mouth and rheumatoid arthritis. .."If we can catch someone with oral cancer at stage 2 instead of stage 4, we can...Scientists have found, instead of blood tests and biopsy, saliva can be used to detect primary Sj?gren’s Syndrome (pSS), //an autoimmune disease which affects ~4 million American, 90% being women. pSS patients are 40 times more at risk than healthy people to develop lymphoma, a fatal lymphocytic cancer. ....Scientists at the University of California-Los Angeles have identified a panel of salivary...