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How do you clear the HPV16 virus to prevent cancer recurrence?

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Jun 17 11:04am | Replies (72)
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My radiologist thought it would be gone by the end of treatment. We did a blood test then and it came out negative. Then I did another 3 month then 6months and then years later. All came back negative. It is about the same timing as follow-up pet scans as I recall. The 2 year was this month.

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sf2026 | @sf2026 | Jun 17 9:21am

@samclembeau , I'm glad you're cancer free! It sounds like your treatment was successful. But regarding the actual virus, I think you may be referring to liquid biopsy like ctDNA, NavDX being the one most commonly discussed in this forum.

I did a quick AI query: - Does cancer treatment also eliminate the hpv virus? -

This is what came back:

No, cancer treatment does not eliminate the HPV virus from your body. Treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation are designed to remove tumors and kill cancer cells, but there is currently no medication or medical procedure that can cure the virus itself.

Why Treatment Doesn't Eradicate HPV
• Localized Focus: Treatments like surgery or localized radiation target the specific areas where abnormal pre-cancerous cells or malignant tumors have developed. They do not sweep the entire body to clear the virus.

• Cellular Integration: The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) inserts its DNA into the host's cells. Cancer treatments successfully destroy these infected, mutating cells, but the virus can still remain present in other healthy cells in the surrounding tissue.

• Natural Clearance: In most cases, the body's own immune system clears the HPV virus naturally over time (usually within 1 to 2 years). However, if a persistent infection has already progressed to cancer, it means the immune system failed to clear it on its own.

Wishing you continued good health.

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