HPV-positive tumour status indicates better survival in patients with oropharyngeal cancer

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 08:03 in Health & Medicine

Oropharyngeal cancer patients whose tumours in the upper part of the throat test positively for the human papillomavirus (HPV) have better overall survival than patients with HPV-negative disease, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre report in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine...

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