Wastewater Helps Monitor Cancer-Causing HPV

Wastewater helps monitor cancer-causing HPV

Scientists in Uruguay have found genotypes of the human papillomavirus (HPV) linked to cervical cancer in urban wastewater, saying it could help inform disease prevention efforts.

New Whole-Genome Sequencing Blood Test More Accurate for Early Detection of HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer

As the incidence of HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HPV+ HNSCC) continues to rise in the United States, researchers are racing to develop reliable methods to detect the cancer early, when it is most treatable. A new study in Clinical Care Research offers promising results: a whole-genome sequencing (WGS) blood test for detecting circulating tumor HPV DNA (ctHPVDNA) significantly outperforms current approaches in sensitivity…