American Head & Neck Society

Advancing Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the Head and Neck oncology patient.

American Head & Neck Society | AHNS


The mission of the AHNS is to advance Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the head and neck oncology patient.

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Guidelines/Position Statements

Position Statements from the AHNS Cancer Prevention Service

Statement on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination for Prevention of HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer (revised December 2020)

Statement on Tobacco and Related Products (Published March 2019)

Statement on Oral HPV Screening in the US Population (published April 2017)

Statement on Early Detection of Pre-Malignant Oral Cancer (published April 2017)

Statement of E-Cigarette Use (published July 2016)

Statement of Marijuana Use and HPV and Related Oropharyngeal Cancers (published July 2016)

Statement of HPV Vaccination for Prevention of HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer (published October 2015)

Response to the US Preventative Services Task Force’s Recommendation for Screening of Oral and Propharyngeal Cancer (published August 2014)

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AHNS, 11300 W. Olympic Blvd, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90064
ph: (310) 437-0559 / fx: (310) 437-0585
[email protected]

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