University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Post

April is #HeadAndNeckCancerAwarenessMonth It's time to raise awareness, promote early screenings, and advocate for continued investment in research that can save lives of patients with head and neck cancer. One promising development comes from a recent clinical study conducted by researchers at @UChicagoMedicine. Using a novel combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, the researchers showed significant tumor shrinkage in over 50% of patients with advanced HPV-negative head and neck cancer—a subtype that has long posed challenges due to limited treatment options and historically lower survival rates. This breakthrough represents a hopeful step forward in improving outcomes for a patient group that urgently needs more options. Read the full story: https://ow.ly/VRZc50VsJGr #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #HeadAndNeckCancer #CancerAwareness #ClinicalTrials

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