HPV Related Oropharyngeal Cancer - GW Hospital HealthCast...

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Punam Thakkar, MD, discusses the rising prevalence of oropharyngeal cancer related to HPV (human papillomavirus), including the growing incidence in younger, healthier populations. Dr. Thakkar also explains the warning signs and symptoms of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer, testing and diagnosis processes, treatment options that now feature the benefit of proven, robotic surgical procedures, and finally the prognosis of HPV-related cancer patients.

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This episode was published on March 4, 2018.

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Punam Thakkar, MD, discusses the rising prevalence of oropharyngeal cancer related to HPV (human papillomavirus), including the growing incidence in younger, healthier populations. Dr. Thakkar also explains the warning signs and symptoms of...

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