2023
Role of PET/CT in Oropharyngeal Cancers
Avery E, Joshi K, Mehra S, Mahajan A. Role of PET/CT in Oropharyngeal Cancers. Cancers 2023, 15: 2651. PMID: 37174116, PMCID: PMC10177278, DOI: 10.3390/cancers15092651.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
A 2020 Update on Public Awareness of Head and Neck Cancers
Torabi SJ, Kasle DA, Su-Velez B, Mehra S, Day TA, Yarbrough WG, St. John M, Judson BL. A 2020 Update on Public Awareness of Head and Neck Cancers. Otolaryngology 2021, 166: 305-312. PMID: 33845657, DOI: 10.1177/01945998211006932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman papillomavirusHPV's roleNeck cancerNeck Cancer Awareness WeekKnowledge of HNCSigns/symptomsFormer tobacco usersCross-sectional surveyFormer smokersOropharyngeal cancerRisk factorsTobacco usersElderly individualsRisk populationsAwareness rateUS populationOlder individualsFuture outreach effortsCancerCausal roleHNCAwareness WeekUS CensusExposureHead
2017
A Comparison of Prognostic Ability of Staging Systems for Human Papillomavirus–Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Husain ZA, Chen T, Corso CD, Wang Z, Park H, Judson B, Yarbrough W, Deshpande H, Mehra S, Kuo P, Decker RH, Burtness BA. A Comparison of Prognostic Ability of Staging Systems for Human Papillomavirus–Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 358-365. PMID: 27737449, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.4581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerAJCC/UICC systemStaging systemStage IAStage IBHuman papillomavirusPrognostic abilityUICC systemAJCC/UICC staging systemStage IICurrent American Joint CommitteeOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaInternational Cancer Control (UICC) staging systemOropharyngeal cancer NetworkNational Cancer DatabasePrimary radiation therapyOverall survival rateAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer/UnionEdition staging systemKaplan-Meier methodSquamous cell cancerNovel staging systemSquamous cell carcinomaLog-rank test