Associations among human papillomavirus, inflammation, and fatigue in patients with head and neck cancer.
Canhua XiaoJonathan J BeitlerKristin A HigginsToby GlazerLinh Kha HuynhSudeshna PaulJennifer C FelgerEvanthia C WommackNabil F SabaDong M ShinDeborah W BrunerAndrew H MillerPublished in: Cancer (2018)
HPV status is an important marker of vulnerability to the behavioral and immune consequences of SCCHN and its treatment, providing support for different symptom management strategies. Special emphasis should be placed on addressing marked persistent fatigue in patients with HPV-unrelated tumors, whereas attention should be paid to the large increases in fatigue during treatment among patients with HPV-related tumors. Cancer 2018. © 2018 American Cancer Society.