Symptom Burden Highest 1 Month After Cancer Dx
(MedPage Today) -- Supportive care needed for moderate-to-severe symptoms, especially in oropharyngeal, respiratory cancers (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - March 8, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
HPV Causes Cancer — A Vaccine Can Prevent It
More than 30,000 Americans develop one of several kinds of cancer each year caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) — some of which will kill them. Fortunately, physicians say a too-seldom-used vaccine can protect people from HPV-caused cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, anus, and oropharynx (head and neck). (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - March 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HPV in Tonsil Biofilm May Play Role in Oropharyngeal Cancer HPV in Tonsil Biofilm May Play Role in Oropharyngeal Cancer
Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Dentists may soon start asking about your sex life
New research from the University of South Florida College of Public Health say dentists should help reduce the rate of oral cancers by checking for symptoms of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More dentists to discuss risks of HPV-related cancers with their patients
(University of South Florida (USF Health)) The dental community is working to strengthen HPV prevention efforts, helping reduce the prevalence of oropharyngeal cancers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 10, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
An Interprofessional Approach to HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer Prevention Education
February 21, 2018 2:00-3:00pm ET. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - January 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
GERD Linked to Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers
In elderly, tied to higher odds of malignancy in larynx, hypopharynx, oropharynx, nasopharynx (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - December 26, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, ENT, Pathology, Journal, Source Type: news
$6.6 million grant will fund UCLA-led study on how to increase use of HPV vaccine
The discovery of human papillomavirus, or HPV, as a major cause of many cancers — including cervical, anal, oropharyngeal, vaginal, vulvar and penile — and the subsequent development of prophylactic HPV vaccines was a revolution in cancer prevention.But 10 years after the vaccine ’s introduction, HPV vaccination rates among U.S. adolescents remain unacceptably low. Now, a five-year study led by UCLA cancer researcher Roshan Bastani will examine the comparative effectiveness of strategies designed to increase the number of adolescents who receive the HPV vaccine. The work i s being funded by a $6.6 million grant from ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - December 8, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
FDA recognizes radiotherapy readiness standard
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ASTRO updates guidelines on painful bone metastases (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 6, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Should Some Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients Skip Adjuvant Chemo, Radiation With TORS? Should Some Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients Skip Adjuvant Chemo, Radiation With TORS?
For patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) receiving transoral robotic surgery (TORS), adjuvant radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy (CRT) should be avoided if possible, according to a long-term functional and quality-of-life (QOL) outcomes study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - November 6, 2017 Category: Radiology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Risk for HPV-Related Throat Cancer Is'Reassuringly' Low Risk for HPV-Related Throat Cancer Is'Reassuringly' Low
Despite recent reports about the incidence of HPV infection in this area of the body, HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer remains uncommon, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Better Outcomes With Transoroal Robotic Surgery Alone in OPSCC
Significantly quicker improvement in postoperative dysphagia in oropharyngeal cancer TORS - only group (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 27, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, ENT, Radiology, Surgery, Journal, Source Type: news
Men who perform oral sex on women 'more at risk of mouth and throat cancers'
Conclusion
This study uses a large amount of national data to give us an idea about which groups of people have the greatest risk of carrying potentially cancer-causing oral HPV .
But while oral HPV may increase people's risk of mouth and throat cancers, the actual number who would go on to develop cancer is extremely small.
This study has limitations, which are worth bearing in mind:
It only looked at whether people had oral HPV at a single point in time. This makes it difficult to know at what point they became infected and how much this could be down to other risk factors such as smoking, oral sex and number of partn...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Source Type: news
Timing, Intensity of Oral Sex Are Risk Factors for HPV - OPC
Increased odds of human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer seen for younger age at first oral sex, oral sex intensity (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 12, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Infections, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Oncology, ENT, Pathology, Journal, Source Type: news
HPV Vaccination May Be Cutting Cervical Cancer Rates
Might be too soon to tell impact on oropharyngeal and anal cancers (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 12, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Infections, Internal Medicine, Oncology, ENT, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Journal, Source Type: news
