Fewer dry mouth symptoms with targeted irradiation
The use of targeted irradiation is enabling researchers at the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht to spare salivary glands more effectively in patients with oropharyngeal cancer. This can prevent severe symptoms of dryness in the mouth, a frequent side effect of the treatment. (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - April 22, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
HPV infection plays major role in oropharyngeal cancer
Infection with human papillomavirus type 16 has an important role in the etiology of oropharyngeal cancers, results from a large case–control study indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 22, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
HPV infection plays major role in oropharyngeal cancer
Infection with human papillomavirus type 16 has an important role in the etiology of oropharyngeal cancers, results from a large case–control study indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - April 19, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
HPV infection plays major role in oropharyngeal cancer
Infection with human papillomavirus type 16 has an important role in the etiology of oropharyngeal cancers, results from a large case–control study indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 19, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
'Risk' Varies in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer: Study'Risk' Varies in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer: Study
Some patients in this traditionally low-risk population are poor candidates for deintensified treatment. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Charity calls for boys to get HPV jab
This article was written by Hartwig et al. of Sanofi Pasteur MSD, which is a company specialising in vaccines. (This potential conflict of interest was stated clearly in the article.)
The study aimed to look into the burden of HPV-related disease in men in Europe, including genital warts and cancers of the anus, penis and head and neck cancers. The researchers used Eurostat population data, cancer incidence rates published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and prevalence estimates of HPV viruses 6, 11, 16 and 18.
This modelling study reported that, every year, 72,694 new cancer cases develop in European...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer QA articles Source Type: news
HPV Cancers Increase, Vaccination Rates Remain LowHPV Cancers Increase, Vaccination Rates Remain Low
Incidence rates are rising for HPV-associated oropharyngeal and anal cancers, but vaccination coverage levels in the United States remain low. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
U.S. cancer death rates continue to drop, report shows
The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2009, shows that overall cancer death rates continued to decline in the United States among both men and women, among all major racial and ethnic groups, and for all of the most common cancer sites, including lung, colon and rectum, female breast, and prostate. However, the report also shows that death rates continued to increase during the latest time period (2000 through 2009) for melanoma of the skin (among men only) and for cancers of the liver, pancreas, and uterus. The special feature section on human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers shows that in...
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 7, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
