Now I;m getting confused between HPV 's relation to oral cancer instead of the subset of oropharyngeal cancer In following the news releases on Gardasil for me, this article popped up from USCF:
�The evidence shows that the association between HPV and oropharyngeal cancer is strong,� says UCSF oral surgeon and cancer researcher Brian Schmidt, DDS, MD, PhD. �However, there is little to no association between HPV and oral cancer. The sites are commonly confused.� Oropharyngeal cancer may affect the tonsils or the base of the tongue. Cancer of the oral cavity may affect the rest of the tongue, the floor of the mouth, the gingiva and the palate.
Here is the link to the news article: HPV causes Oropharyngeal not oral cancer
I know David and Brian will have the answers and it is moot to me since I did have oropharyngeal cancer but most of the articles I see in the OCF reader do not make such a fine distinction.