Head and neck surgical, radiation, and medical oncologists in the Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of early stage and ...

This trend represents a significant shift in the throat cancer landscape, with HPV-related cases showing different progression patterns and often better treatment responses than tobacco-related ...

Dr. Neil Gross, director of clinical research at MD Anderson Cancer Center, emphasizes that “HPV is the leading risk factor ...

It can cause warts and papillomas, especially in the throat. Certain variants of HPV, especially those responsible for cervical cancer, are also the culprits behind the rise of throat cancer ...

In women, HPV is the cause of the vast majority of cases of cervical cancer, and it can also cause cancers of the vagina, vulva, anus, and throat. HPV infections are often asymptomatic ...

HPV-related throat cancers are rising, but risks can be lowered by avoiding tobacco, limiting alcohol, getting vaccinated, ...

Though people over 55 are at the highest risk, throat cancer is becoming more common in younger people due to the rising prevalence of HPV. Men are about five times more likely to be diagnosed ...

HPV — a common virus often transmitted through sex — can actually cause six different types of cancer: cervical, vaginal, vulvar, penile, anal and throat cancer. This means both men and women ...

Michael Douglas made headlines in 2013 when he suggested in an interview that his throat cancer was caused by HPV, contracted through oral sex. At the time, the statement brought public attention to ...