A biomarker for cancer of the oropharynx
Cancer of the oropharynx has become increasingly common: In the United States alone, the number of newly diagnosed cases has tripled over the past three decades. About 70 percent of these tumours are caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16. Tim Waterboer and his colleagues at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, […]
