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Racial disparities in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) associated head and neck cancer.
American journal of otolaryngology - 1 Jan 2000
Jiron Jose, Sethi Seema, Ali-Fehmi Rouba, Franceschi Silvia, Struijk Linda, van Doorn Leen-Jan, Quint Wim, Kato Ikuko
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Poorer survival from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in African Americans (AA) may be due to disparity in the prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) but earlier studies often failed to control other etiological factors. We aimed to elucidate whether racial disparities in HPV prevalence and overall survival were due to confounding from smoking or alcohol use. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 385...
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