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Oral Cancer Risk in Relation to Sexual History and Evidence of Human Papillomavirus Infection
4 Nov 1998
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Experimental models and analyses of human tumors suggest that oncogenic, sexually transmittable human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are etiologic factors in the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We conducted a population-based, case-control study to determine whether the risk of this cancer is related to HPV infection and sexual history factors. METHODS: Case subjects (n = 284) were...
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