Human papillomavirus infection as a risk factor for squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

J, Mork; AK, Lie; E, Glattre; G, Hallmans; E, Jellum; P, Koskela; B, Møller; E, Pukkala; JT, Schiller; L, Youngman; M, Lehtinen; J, Dillner

doi:10.1056/nejm200104123441503

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Human papillomavirus infection as a risk factor for squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

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Mork J

Lie AK

Glattre E

Abstract

Background Oncogenic human papillomaviruses (HPVs), especially HPV type 16 (HPV-16), cause anogenital epithelial cancers and are suspected of causing epithelial cancers of the head and neck.Methods To examine the relation between head and neck cancers and HPVs, we performed a nested case-control stu...

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