“…Much in the news lately, and featured in the May SAMJ in the context of cancer of the cervix, oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV type 16) is now linked to oropharyngeal squamous carcinoma, with a prevalence in oropharyngeal cancer, especially tonsillar cancer, as high as 90%. [9] Chronic otitis media remains a vexing problem among our children, often present for years before definitive ENT treatment. Not surprisingly, there is a high complication rate.…”