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How can you screen for hhpv in your throat which could lead to throat cancer?
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No approved test: There is no standard, approved test, even though various online resources offer such testing. A negative result doesn't prove HPV is absent; nothing can be done about a positive one. If you are concerned about this, see your doctor or dentist -- or for highly expert evaluation, an ENT specialist -- for careful examination. But this is a rare cancer anyway, despite all the media attention.
Answered 3/22/2020
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