While cases of HPV-related head and neck cancer are increasing, the outlook is more likely to be positive — particularly when the cancer is detected early.

One of the types that causes most cervical cancers, called HPV16, is also linked with most HPV-related head and neck cancers. When HPV infects cells, it causes them to physically change.

A: When head and neck cancer is diagnosed, the tumor can be tested for HPV. Generally speaking, patients with HPV-positive head and neck cancer have a very high cure rate -- around 90 percent.

HPV Detection . Of the more than 150 different HPV subtypes identified to date, high-risk HPV type 16 represents over 90% of virus isolated in HPV-positive head and neck cancers.

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New research finds patients with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) oral infection are 22 times more likely to develop head and neck cancer later in life.

“Preventing HPV-related head and neck cancer begins with understanding how the virus spreads. HPV transmission occurs primarily through sexual contact, including oral-genital and oral-anal contact.

Rating HPV biomarkers in head, neck cancers Date: September 18, 2012 Source: Brown University Summary: A new study of head and neck cancers finds that combinations of biomarkers are better than ...

In HPV-related head and neck cancer, particularly oropharynx cancers, more than 90% of patients who have an HPV-type DNA identified, have type 16, according to Sturgis.

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New research shows a blood test for HPV-associated head and neck cancer was more accurate, faster and cheaper than conventional methods including tissue biopsy. The study found the blood test or ...

The HPV vaccine is linked to a drastic reduction in head and neck cancers in adolescent boys and men, new research finds. HPV, or human papillomavirus, is a sexually transmitted infection ...