April is Oral Head and Neck Awareness Month Every year, we embrace this month to build awareness about HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer. The truth: most people… Read On
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HPV: Myths vs. Facts
March 3, 2023 is International HPV Awareness Day By Pamela Tom | HPV Founder Aware is defined as having knowledge or perception of a situation… Read On
How Vaccine Misinformation Impacts HPV Hope
By Pamela Tom | HPVANDME Founder Hope is defined as “the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out… Read On
All for One, and One for All
The case for single dose HPV vaccination By Pamela Tom | HPVANDME Founder A mother brought her children to Mayo Clinic to get the HPV… Read On
HPV Throat Cancer: Unmasking the Uncertainty
By Pamela Tom | HPVANDME Founder This Halloween, it wasn’t uncommon to see radiation masks decorated in a defiant, and a little scary, declaration of… Read On
When Teens Want the HPV Vaccine and Parents Say No
By Pamela Tom | HPVANDME Founder When parents love their children, they will do anything to protect and keep them safe, right? The HPV vaccine… Read On
Chronic HPV and Lung Cancer
By Pamela Tom | HPVANDME Founder A new study finds chronic HPV infection in the upper respiratory tract may lead to cancer in the lungs—and… Read On
We Can All Do Something to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates
The HPV vaccine prevents six types of cancer. By Pamela Tom | HPVANDME Founder These days, it seems that every week or month is designated… Read On
Study Finds Reduced Radiation for HPV Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients To Be Effective
Mayo Clinic clinical trials: lower doses of radiation for better long term outcomes By Pamela Tom | HPVANDME Founder Radiotherapy for HPV oropharyngeal cancer remains… Read On
What Every HPV Throat Cancer Survivor Should Know
Radiation damage may cause carotid artery stenosis years after treatment. By Pamela Tom | HPVANDME Founder May 2022 marks ten years since my husband, Jeff,… Read On