Saliva testing may allow early detection of human papillomavirus–driven head and neck cancers

High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV) can be detected at diagnosis in saliva samples from the vast majority of patients with HPV-driven head and neck cancers, improving disease identification and monitoring, according to a new study.

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