Research News: Particular HPV Strain Linked to Improved Prognosis

In an analysis of survival data for patients with a particular type of head and neck cancer, researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center confirmed findings that a particular strain of HPV, a virus linked to a number of cancers, resulted in better overall survival for patients with oropharyngeal cancer than patients with other strains of the virus in their tumors. Read more here: http://news.cancerconnect.com/particular-hpv-strain-linked-improved-prognosis-throat-cancer/