A rise in incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer—specifically of the lingual and
palatine tonsils—in white men younger than age 50 years who have no history of alcohol or …

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCCs)
are reported to have improved prognosis and survival in comparison to other head and neck …

Importance Nearly 45 000 human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers are diagnosed
annually in the US. The HPV vaccine has been approved since 2006, but information on the …

INTRODUCTION: The recently updated meta-analysis of chemotherapy in head and neck
cancer (MACH-NC) demonstrated the benefit of the addition of chemotherapy in terms of …

In the county of Stockholm, between 1970 and 2002, we have previously reported a 3‐fold
parallel increase in the incidence of tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and the …

Purpose The global incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has
been increasing, and it has been proposed that a rising rate of human papillomavirus (HPV) …

Background The association between human papillomavirus (HPV) and overall survival
(OS) in oropharynx cancer (OPC) was retrospectively examined in TAX 324, a phase III trial …

Purpose A subset of head and neck cancers is associated with the human papillomavirus
(HPV). Viral infection is closely correlated with expression of p16INK4A in these tumors. We …

The prototypic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) arises from the mucosal
lining of the upper aerodigestive tract, demonstrates squamous differentiation …

Abstract In 2007, human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 was finally recognized as a risk
factor, besides smoking and alcohol, for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) …