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New AJCC Staging System Protocols for Salivary Glands and Oropharynx Are Live

December 9, 2025

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The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) has released two new staging system protocols for salivary glands and oropharynx (human papillomavirus [HPV]-associated), effective January 1, 2026. 

Physicians, registrars, researchers, and other users will benefit from the updated content, which includes tables, explanatory notes, and illustrations. These new Version 9 protocols will replace the 8th edition site content for minor salivary glands cancer and the HPV-mediated (p16+) oropharyngeal cancer.

The new AJCC staging system protocols for salivary glands and oropharynx (HPV-associated) are available on Amazon as an eBook and in a print-on-demand.