Tobacco exposure as a major modifier of oncologic outcomes in human papillomavirus (HPV) associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

The incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) in the US is rapidly increasing, driven largely by the epidemic of human papillomavirus (HPV)-mediated OPSCC. Although survival for patients with ...

Source: BMC Cancer - September 23, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hesham Elhalawani, Abdallah S. R. Mohamed, Baher Elgohari, Timothy A. Lin, Andrew G. Sikora, Stephen Y. Lai, Abdelrahman Abusaif, Jack Phan, William H. Morrison, G. Brandon Gunn, David I. Rosenthal, Adam S. Garden, Clifton D. Fuller and Vlad C. Sandulache Tags: Research article Source Type: research