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Environmental Exposure: HPV-related Head and Neck Cancer Webinar

  • Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
  • Time: 1:00pm EDT to 2:30pm EDT
Banner of the Environmental Exposure: HPV-related Head and Neck Cancer Webinar

This webinar will focus on HPV-related head and neck cancer (HNC). The incidence of HNC, including oropharyngeal cancer (OPC), is on the rise in many countries, with a significant number of OPC cases caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. Current prophylactic HPV vaccines can eventually prevent HPV-related cancers, as has already been shown for cervical cancer in young women. However, several generations of people remain at risk of HPV-associated OPC for whom prophylactic HPV vaccination may not be offered and would have limited or no benefit. Early detection could optimize effective intervention and treatment to reduce deaths caused by HPV-related OPCs.

Point of Contact

Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Program Officer 
Cancer Biomarkers Research Group
NCI Division of Cancer Prevention

Contact Email: wangw@mail.nih.gov