News December 25, 2017
Doctors Reveal Everything You Need to Know About HPV-Related Cancers
Michael Douglas put head and neck cancers on the map by going public with his own battle with throat cancer. The star has been cancer-free now for seven years, but HPV-related cancers are on the rise.
It is a cancer that hit close to home for all of us here at “Extra.” Our Senior Executive Producer Lisa Dempsey's husband Gary just completed treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. After seven weeks of radiation and three chemo treatments, Gary just got the best holiday gift ever... the news that he is now in remission and cancer-free.
“Extra's” Renee Bargh caught up with his Cedars-Sinai Medical Center dream team Dr. Kevin Scher, Dr. Amin Mirhadi, Dr. Allen Ho and Dr. Zach Zumsteg as they wage war on the disease that develops from HPV.
Watch the video to learn about vaccines, symptoms and more!