title: CE: Human Papillomavirus-Related Oral Cancers: The Nurse's Role in Mitigating Stigma and Dispelling Myths.
abstract: : The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oral cancers has been rising, the cancers occurring in adults at a younger age than HPV-negative oral cancers typically do and in men more often than women. Patients who are diagnosed often don't understand the disease's etiology. Because HPV is sexually transmitted, diagnosis with an HPV-related oral cancer may prompt feelings of shame, embarrassment, and guilt. There are currently three vaccines for HPV. It's essential for nurses to educate patients on HPV transmission and HPV-related oral cancer, thus helping to mitigate the stigma and dispel myths, and to promote vaccination in at-risk populations, including children and young adults.
authors.affiliation: Anne Katz is a clinical nurse specialist at CancerCare Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Contact author: anne.katz@cancercare.mb.ca. The author and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D015995:Prevalence; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D057545:Social Stigma
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines