Human Papillomavirus Gains Ground to Tobacco and Alcohol in a Type of Head and Neck Cancer
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The progressive increase in cases of oropharyngeal cancer caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), especially variant 16, has changed its diagnosis and treatment in recent years. "And, above all, the prognosis," says Serafín Sánchez, president of the Spanish Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (SEORL-CCC), whose 77th National Congress is held in Madrid from 14 to 17 October.
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) is gaining "a growing weight in oropharyngeal cancer," a tumor traditionally related to tobacco and alcohol consumption that has undergone a major epidemiological change in recent decades. Oropharyngeal epidermoid carcinoma accounts for about a quarter of head and neck tumors and develops in the part of the throat behind the mouth, mainly in areas such as tonsils and the base of the tongue.
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