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Update on Head and Neck Cancer: Current Knowledge on Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Molecular Features and Novel Therapies.
Oncology - 1 Jan 2015
Pezzuto Francesca, Buonaguro Luigi, Caponigro Francesco, Ionna Franco, Starita Noemy, Annunziata Clorinda, Buonaguro Franco M, Tornesello Maria Lina
Abstract excerpt
Tobacco use and alcohol consumption are the main risk factors associated with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) development due to their cytotoxic and mutagenic effects on the exposed epithelia of the upper aerodigestive tract. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs), both encoding viral oncoproteins able to interfere with cell cycle control, have been recognized as the...
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