Dr. Veytsman can discuss the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the connection to head and neck cancers. January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.
QUICK FACTS:• About 7 percent of Americans have oral HPV, which is three times more common in men than women. • Only 1 percent of those with oral HPV have HPV type 16, which is found in oropharyngeal cancers.• About 8,400 Americans are diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer every year.• Just as oral HPV is three times more common in men than women, oropharyngeal cancer is three times more common in men than women.
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