Marshall Posner, MD, Medical Director, Head and Neck Oncology Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, discusses factors that contribute to an improved prognosis for patients with HPV-positive head and neck cancer when compared to patients who are HPV-negative. Posner explains that several retrospective studies have confirmed that HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer is highly response to surgery, radiotherapy,
Very interesting video in which Dr Sturgis, from MD Anderson discusses HPV and the link to throat cancer, particularly oropharyngeal cancer. Interestingly he tells us that he is making sure that his sons get the HPV vaccine the same as his daughter to protect them against HPV related diseases. We have asked over 150 experts whether
It has been a very busy couple of weeks for TCF and we have been overwhelmed by the support people have shown to us. Lots of people who are recovering from cancer, or have had family members go through a cancer diagnosis and treatment have reached out to us to share their stories. We are
TCF are very pleased to provide links to some excellent articles written by Carol Duncan, an Australian journalist who writes for 1233 ABC Newcastle. Carol has written a whole series of articles covering such areas as the link between HPV and throat cancer, the Australian governments progressive approach to HPV vaccination by including boys from
Jamie Rae speaks to Channel 5 News about HPV, throat cancer and why we need to start vaccinating boys as soon as possible. The interview starts after about 1.30 and Jamie highlights a number of issues: the rising cases of HPV cancers particularly throat cancer, the hard, arduous and aggressive treatment and why we need
We came across this news item from Australia about a two part surgical procedure for a patient with a tumour on the base of his tongue which was removed using Da Vinci Robotic surgeon. WHAT IS A DA VINCI ROBOT? Da Vinci is a brand name for a robotic surgeon. This does not mean that the robot
This was a great weekend for the TCF team, not only did we finally get our website launched and live but we got some great news coverage as well about our campaign for universal gender neutral vaccination. We will be getting the copies of Jamie , the CEO of TCF , on the news very
The launch has arrived of TCF and there has been lots of press interest in our call for gender neutral vaccination to prevent HPV. Have a look at the rest of our site particularly our HPV section for more general information about HPV and HPV vaccination. We have asked clinicians whether they agree and if they support our campaign
The website is finally here, welcome to anyone who has found us. It has been a lot of work to get everything ready and this is just the beginning. We have established ourselves very quickly and our network of experts is growing every day. We have big plans for 2013 and we want everyone to
