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What’s the link between HPV and head and neck cancer?

April 17, 2018April 19, 2018Dr. Michael Scheurer, head and neck cancer, Healthcare, hematology, HPV, hpv vaccine, Oncology, pediatrics

As a molecular epidemiologist, I’ve been conducting research on human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers since my dissertation work in 2003. While working with the clinical faculty

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Know your risk for developing head and neck cancer

July 27, 2016July 24, 2018Cancer, Dr. Vlad Sandulache, Head and Neck, head and neck cancer, Healthcare, Houston, Jeannette Sanchez, otolaryngology, World Head and Neck Cancer Day

You can never prepare yourself to hear the words, “you have cancer.” However, for some types of cancer, there are screenings you can get to

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Oral, head and neck cancer and HPV: What you should know

April 13, 2016February 16, 2018Cancer, Dr. Andrew Sikora, head and neck cancer, Healthcare, Houston, HPV, hpv vaccine, Men's Health, otolaryngology, Vaccines, Women's Health

Once exclusively associated with risk factors like alcohol and tobacco use, research finds that as many as 70 percent of head and neck cancers occurring

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Four things to know about head and neck cancer: Are you at risk?

July 27, 2015October 7, 2016Cancer, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Dr. Nadia Mohyuddin, head and neck cancer, Healthcare, Houston, Men's Health, otolaryngology, Research, Women's Health, World Head and Neck Cancer Day

According to the 2015 American Cancer Society Facts and Figures, around 39,500 people will get head and neck cancers this year. Today, the International Federation of

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Save your voice: Stop smoking

July 15, 2015July 25, 2018Cancer, Dr. Kenneth Altman, head and neck cancer, Healthcare, Jacqueline Vargas Childs, otolaryngology, smoking, smoking cessation, The Institute for Voice and Swallowing, voice

For more than 40 years, public health officials and doctors have warned about the many negative effects smoking has on a person’s body and health,

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Preventing head and neck cancers with HPV vaccine

May 1, 2015October 7, 2016Cancer, Dr. Mark Bonnen, head and neck cancer, Houston, HPV, human papillomavirus, Men's Health, Radiation Oncology, Research, Teen Health, Vaccines, Women's Health

Each year approximately 6.2 million Americans are infected with the most common sexually transmitted disease, the human papilloma virus (HPV). Not only is HPV the

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Your immune system: The secret weapon against HPV-related cancers

April 13, 2015October 7, 2016Cancer, Clinical research, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Dr. Andrew Sikora, Head and Neck, head and neck cancer, Head and Neck Cancer Program, Healthcare, Houston, HPV, human papillomavirus, otolaryngology, Research

Imagine the sudden emergence of a new, previously unseen viral disease that is rapidly approaching epidemic levels.

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