Overview

• For the first time in two decades, perioperative immunotherapy has shown measurable benefits and is now integrated into standard treatment protocols for head and neck tumors.
• Screening initiatives emphasize self-checks and quick referrals for persistent mouth sores, swallowing pain, voice changes, neck lumps and unexplained bleeding.
• Local health data confirm Bahía Blanca remains one of Argentina’s highest-incidence cities with tobacco, alcohol and HPV as the main risk factors.
• Growing numbers of HPV-driven oropharyngeal tumors are appearing in younger patients, underscoring shifting behavioral risk patterns.
• Experts estimate that up to 90% of head and neck cancer cases could be prevented through tobacco and alcohol avoidance and national HPV vaccination programs.