High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is now recognised as the principal cause of the
increasing incidence rates of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) in some …

Introduction: Oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC and OPSCC)
represents an increasing problem in the global public health. Indeed, squamous cell …

Perhaps one of the most important developments in head and neck oncology of the past
decade is the demonstration that patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-mediated …

There always exists a field with genetically altered cells with a high risk of develo**
premalignant and malignant lesions. It may often happen that an individual stem cell is …

Tobacco use and alcohol consumption are the main risk factors associated with head and
neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) development due to their cytotoxic and mutagenic …

Cervical cancer arises from cells localized in the ectoendocervical squamocolumnar
junction of the cervix persistently infected with one of about 13 human papillomavirus (HPV) …

Objectives Human papillomavirus-(HPV) positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
(OPSCC) differs biologically and clinically from HPV-negative OPSCC and has a better …

Importance Human papillomaviruses are now recognized as an etiologic factor in a growing
subset of head and neck cancers and have critical prognostic importance that affects …

Background The recent epidemic of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas associated
with human papilloma virus (HPV) has not addressed its association with lymphoid tissue in …

Summary High risk Human Papilloma virus (HR-HPV) associated oropharyngeal cancers
are on the increase. Although, the scientific community is aware of the importance of Human …