Spectrum News: Rising Rates of HPV Mouth Cancer in Men

Dr. Ronnie F. Luyun has joined St. Peter’s Medical Oncology/Hematology. Board-certified, he will practice medical oncology and hematology at St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Care Center.

In only ten years, e-cigs have grown to a more than $3.5 billion dollar industry in the U.S. Research is still emerging about the specific health risks of e-cig products, but some serious health risks have already been established.

Duncan Savage, M.D., chief of radiation oncology at St. Peter’s Hospital, appeared on WAMC’s Medical Monday where he discussed targeted cancer treatments, HPV-related cancers in both men and women, and how radiation works to kill cancer cells.