- Johns Hopkins is home to cutting-edge research and clinical trials focused on HPV-related head and neck cancers.
- We offer comprehensive treatment pathways to ensure patients get the best diagnosis, treatment, and post-treatment surveillance.
- We use high-accuracy HPV testing to directly detect HPV genetic material for all of our patients.
- Our surgeons are among the first to use minimally invasive robotic surgery in the treatment of many HPV-related head and neck cancers, speeding up recovery and advancing surgical capabilities.
The Johns Hopkins Center for HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer is one of the country’s leading centers for the detection, prevention and treatment of HPV-related head and neck cancers. Our multidisciplinary team provides patients with the latest advances in HPV related treatments and diagnostic tests.
HPV-related head and neck cancers can occur in the sinus/nasal cavity or the oropharynx (back of tongue, tonsils and throat).
Open Clinical Trials
We are committed to improving the detection, prevention and treatment of HPV-related head and neck cancers.
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Screening
Men and Women Offer Understanding of Throat HPV (MOUTH)
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Treatment
Preoperative Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor for Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic SCCHN Undergoing Surgical Salvage
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Surveillance
Adjuvant Therapy for High-Risk HPV 16-Positive Oropharynx Cancer Patients
Frequently Asked Questions About HPV-Related Head & Neck Cancers
Watch and learn about frequently asked questions answered by Johns Hopkins head and neck cancer experts.
HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers: An Overview
Johns Hopkins head and neck cancer surgeon Carole Fakhry, medical oncologist Tanguy Seiwert and radiation-oncologist Ana Kiess provide an overview of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head and neck cancers and treatment options available at Johns Hopkins.
Causes and Risk Levels of HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer
Causes and Risk Levels of HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer are discussed with Johns Hopkins Medicine's Head and neck cancer surgeon Carole Fakhry and medical oncologist Tanguy Seiwert.
Treatment of HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers
Johns Hopkins Medicine's Head and Neck Cancer experts highlight the available resources from Johns Hopkins’ multidisciplinary program to treat HPV-related head and neck cancers, including advanced imaging, dentistry, speech pathology, immunotherapy, surgery, robotic surgery and open clinical trials.
A Joint Effort
Our centers work in partnership to help detect, prevent and treat head and neck cancers.
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Johns Hopkins Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Center
Learn about the Johns Hopkins Head and Neck Surgery Center and their comprehensive surgical care for head and neck cancers.
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The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
The support services offered at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center can help you feel your best. Find out how they can support your diverse needs for treatment of head and neck-related cancers.