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Throat cancer from HPV proves treatable

Study also suggests that low incidence of HPV-positive throat cancers in blacks may explain poor survival rates

By Nathan Seppa

- More than 2 years ago

Cancer of the throat that stems from a human papillomavirus infection responds to treatment better than throat cancer that’s triggered by other causes, researchers report online July 29 in Cancer Prevention Research.

The scientists also find that blacks are less likely than whites to have throat cancer that’s attributable to HPV, which may explain why the cancer also proved more deadly in blacks in this study.