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2. HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer - Wikipedia

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   HPV+OPC presents in one of four ways: as an asymptomatic abnormality in the mouth found by the patient or a health professional such as a dentist; with local symptoms such as pain or infection at the site of the tumor; with difficulties of speech, swallowing, and/or breathing; or as a swelling in the neck (if the cancer has spread to lymph nodes).

3. HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer awareness and prevention

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   Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal cancer awareness and prevention is a vital concept from a public and community health perspective. HPV is the sexually transmitted virus that is known to be the cause of genital warts. There are currently more than 100 different strains of HPV, half of which can cause genital infections. [1]

4. Oropharyngeal cancer - Wikipedia

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   Oropharyngeal cancer, [1] [2] [3] also known as oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and tonsil cancer, [1] is a disease in which abnormal cells with the potential to both grow locally and spread to other parts of the body are found in the oral cavity, in the tissue of the part of the throat that includes the base of the tongue, the tonsils, the soft palate, and the walls of the pharynx.

5. Oral cancer - Wikipedia

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   Oral cancer can be prevented by avoiding tobacco products, limiting alcohol use, sun protection on the lip, HPV vaccination, and avoidance of betel nut chewing. Treatments used for oral cancer can include a combination of surgery (to remove the tumor and regional lymph nodes), radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or targeted therapy. The types of ...

6. Cancer rates in millennials, Gen X-ers have risen starkly in ...

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   Non-HPV-associated oral and pharynx cancer (only in women) Anal cancer (only in men) Kaposi sarcoma (a cancer of the blood vessel lining and lymph nodes, only in men)

7. Martina Navratilova's HPV Turned into Cancer. How Does This ...

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   On Jan. 2, tennis legend Martina Navratilova announced that she has two types of cancer, breast and throat, the latter caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Her news shines light on HPV, a ...