Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer, an Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics: Volume 46-4

by Erich M. Sturgis and Jeffrey N. Myers

While cancers of the oral cavity and oropharynx were overwhelming found in smokers and drinkers, a dramatic shift is occurring with a dramatic rise in the incidence of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers while oral cavity cancers and HPV-negative oropharyngeal cancers appear to be declining in incidence, reflecting the reduction in cigarette smoking. These trends also have implications for how Otolaryngologists prevent, diagnose, workup, treat, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323186130
• ISBN13: 9780323186131
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 1 Pages