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HPV Biomarkers Being Rated in Head, Neck Cancers
All head and neck cancers are not created equally. Cancers that are started by infection with the human papillomavirus are less often fatal than those with with other causes, such as smoking. Detection of a reliable fingerprint for HPV could help patients avoid unnecessarily harsh treatment. A new study finds that while one popular biomarker for HPV is not a reliable predictor of mortality from t