What’s the link between HPV and head and neck cancer?
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
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
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?
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
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
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
Imagine the sudden emergence of a new, previously unseen viral disease that is rapidly approaching epidemic levels.
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