The Role of Human Papillomavirus HPV
The Role of Human Papillomavirus HPV
- posted: Oct. 18, 2023
Bari H. Ruddy, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Vicki Lewis, M.A., CCC-SLP, and Dr. Henry N. Ho, M.D., F.A.C.S were recently published in the Journal of Women’s Health Care with a review article entitled The Contagious Head and Neck Cancer: The Role of Human Papillomavirus HPV.
What You Need To Know About HPV:
- There were over 12,000 new cases of laryngeal cancer and nearly 40,000 new cases of oral and pharyngeal cancer diagnosed in the United States 2014, with 3,610 deaths
- The male to female ratio is currently 3:1 for oral cavity and pharyngeal cancers.
- Among sexually active adults, 1 in 2, or 50%, will at some point in their adult lives acquire an HPV infection, with 80% of women acquiring the infection in their lifetime.
- Emerging research has revealed that HPV plays a significant role in the development of head and neck cancers.
- Although HPV vaccines are unable to eradicate existing HPV infections, evidence exists that they can prevent the development of HPV-associated malignancies associated with the HPV-16 and 18 strains.
- Patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) have a better clinical response to therapy than HPV-negative OPSCC patients, suggesting that an intensive chemo-radiotherapy may not be necessary.
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