New staging for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 14:27
in Health & Medicine
Human papillomavirus (HPV) status is a strong predictor of prognosis for patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC), but the current staging system does not adequately account for biological and clinical differences between HPV-positive OPC and HPV-negative OPC, commonly caused by alcohol and tobacco use, say researchers.