found in up to 90% of HPV-positive cases HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous-cell cancers have a better prognosis than HPV-negative tumors Prophylactic vaccination against high-risk HPV types ...

Additional risk factors that can increase your chances of getting head and neck squamous cell carcinoma include: Occupational hazards such as nickel and wood dust, and the use of chewing tobacco, ...

HB-200 is in a phase 1/2 clinical trial for treatment-refractory HPV16 + cancers and in a phase 2 combination clinical trial with pembrolizumab for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs).

Symptoms often include a painless neck lump and a sore throat. The main risk factors for tonsil cancer are smoking, drinking alcohol and infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV). Most tonsil ...