Oropharyngeal Cancers Risk Factors: Smoking, Heavy Alcohol Consumption and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Infection | SingHealth Duke-NUS Head and Neck Centre
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Oropharyngeal Cancers

Oropharyngeal Cancers - How to prevent?

Oropharyngeal Cancers - Causes and Risk Factors

What are the risk factors?

Risk factors include:

  1. Smoking
  2. Heavy alcohol consumption
  3. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection
  4. Poor nutrition especially low in dietary fibre
  5. Immunocompromised states, e.g. patients on immunosuppresants, HIV

Oropharyngeal Cancers - Preparing for surgery

Oropharyngeal Cancers - Post-surgery care

Oropharyngeal Cancers - Other Information

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