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Should the treatment paradigms for oral and oropharyngeal cancers be changed now: the role of human papilloma virus?
- Source :
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ANZ Journal of Surgery . Sep2011, Vol. 81 Issue 9, p581-583. 3p. 1 Color Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The article offers information on effective treatment protocols for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oral cavity (OC) and oropharyngeal cancer (OPC). It mentions that HPV is a sexually transmitted infection, and changing of sexual practices that may increase the effect of HPV infection on the development of OPCs in younger adults. Moreover, radiotherapy (RT) group is treated with RT and surgery and will receive post-operative RT (PORT) while the non-RT group only treated with surgery alone.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14451433
- Volume :
- 81
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 65131333
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2011.05829.x