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HPV Infection in Head and Neck Cancer

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  • Features an interdisciplinary approach presented by leading experts in their fields
  • Offers recommendations for testing, diagnosis, surgical and nonsurgical treatment as well as vaccination
  • Describes predictive factors for outcome and quality of life
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research (RECENTCANCER, volume 206)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of HPV Positive HNSCC

  2. HPV Testing

  3. Non-Surgical Treatment of HPV Positive Tumours

  4. Surgical Treatment of HPV Positive Tumours

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About this book

This book is exceptional in presenting an interdisciplinary approach to the subject of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the context of head and neck cancer. Leading experts in the field discuss the epidemiology and molecular biology of HPV-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, HPV testing, the nonsurgical and surgical treatment of HPV-positive tumors, predictive factors for outcome and quality of life, and ongoing trials on the effectiveness of vaccination in disease prevention. It also provides recommendations for testing, diagnosis treatment and vaccination. Otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, molecular biologists and pathologists will find this book a valuable resource.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, The Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznań, Poland

    Wojciech Golusiński

  • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center/Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    C. René Leemans

  • Dept. of Head Medicine and Oral Health, University of Leipzig Clinic of Otolaryngology, Leipzig, Germany

    Andreas Dietz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: HPV Infection in Head and Neck Cancer

  • Editors: Wojciech Golusiński, C. René Leemans, Andreas Dietz

  • Series Title: Recent Results in Cancer Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43580-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43578-7Published: 12 October 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82861-9Published: 22 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43580-0Published: 03 October 2016

  • Series ISSN: 0080-0015

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6767

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 267

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Oncology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Research, Pathology

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