Study determines key recurrence detection time for oropharyngeal cancer

(American Society for Radiation Oncology) For patients treated with definitive radiation therapy (RT) for oropharyngeal cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), the majority of recurrences can be detected by post-treatment imaging at three months and physical exams during the six months following treatment, according to research presented at the 2016 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news