Intraoperative human papillomavirus testing: earlier prediction of treatment failure

Abstract

The past few decades have seen extraordinary advancement in the field of HPV-associated cancers. Following the identification of HPV as the primary cause of cervical cancer (and a contributor to the burden of other cancers), the advents of HPV testing and HPV vaccination have already had an impact on the burden of HPV-associated cancers and hold much promise for the future.