I'm not sure where this conversation is going, a Medline search will also come up with other studies (as I said before most minor observations without conclusions) that date into the 70's. I guess the point that I wanted to make was that TODAY what we know is coming out of a group of dedicated of researchers that are greatly expanding the knowledge, and Gillison is a core part of that group. Also that OCF is tied into that group, and what we put on our HPV info page, is the current thinking on the subject. Who turned over the stone first is not important to any of us today, it is what we are revealing every month now, which is expanding very rapidly our understanding of things that are important to making good choices in our lives and in treatment.

This is an article from Johns Hopkins (not a study) that references some of the work of the CDC group that OCF is part of looking at the total burden of HPV in many cancers and disease states. It also comments on Gillison some. Note OCF's credits for financial sponsorship of the work talked about at the bottom. (Thank you to many OCF donors).

http://jhu.edu/~gazette/2009/20jan09/20needed.html


Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.