HPV status influences mortality risk in oropharynx cancer
Study underlines the need for vigilance on both cancer and noncancer morbidity
Patients with HPV-negative cancer of the oropharynx have a three-fold higher short-term risk of death than those with HPV-positive oral cancer, a new study suggests.
The findings, published in Cancer, also underscore the importance of smoking cessation counselling and lung cancer screening for HPV-negative patients, the researchers say.
