Some of the more recent treatments for Human Papillomavirus include:
Treatments to consider for Human Papillomavirus may include:
Link of HPV with tongue and tonsil cancer: A series of markers that indicate which patients are more likely to survive cancers of the base of the tongue and tonsils have been discovered by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. They found that cancers linked to HPV, or human papillomavirus, are the most responsive to current chemotherapy and radiation treatments, while tumors that express high levels of a certain growth factor receptor are the least responsive and most deadly. These and other markers are a promising step in the direction of customized and individualized treatment for a type of cancer that can have dramatic impact on essential abilities such as swallowing and speaking. The chemotherapy and radiation therapy used to treat this type of cancer is very aggressive. If patients most likely to respond could be identified then the intensity of the therapy for those likely to have the best outcomes could be reduced. Cancers of the tonsils and the base of the tongue have increased in recent years and has become a sort of an "epidemic" of HPV-induced head and neck cancer. HPV is the virus that can cause cervical cancer and is the target of a new vaccine.
Scientists are doing research on two types of HPV vaccines. One type would be used to prevent infection or disease (warts or pre-cancerous tissue changes). The other type would be used to treat cervical cancers. Researchers are testing both types of vaccines in people. (Source: excerpt from Human Papillomavirus and Genital Warts, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
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