Does Smoking Influence Outcomes in Human Papillomavirus-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated with Transoral Robotic Surgery?

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · 2026 · PMC13035017 · PMID 41603566

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When comparing never and ever smokers, never smokers were younger ( P = .04), and primary site differed with borderline significance ( P = .05).

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