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Have high risk hpv (but not 16 or 18). what are the chances and the symptoms of oral cancer? just graduated college--drank heavily. dentist unhelpful
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No worries: Only certain throat cancers, not oral cancer in general, is due to HPV; and those cancers are caused only by HPV16. So you definitely are not at risk from your current HPV infection. And despite all the media attention to oral cancer from HPV, it remains rare, far less common than other cancers like breast, lung, colon, even in people with oral HPV16 (which you probably don't have). No worries!
Answered 12/3/2016
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Hints: There is currently no HPV treatment to cure HPV itself. Most HPV infections are harmless, do not require treatment, and go away by themselves. Treatment is available for the abnormal cell changes in the cervix that are caused by HPV. Common treatments include colposcopy, cryotherapy, and LEEP. - See gyn for regular follow ups.
Answered 12/3/2016
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