Human papillomavirus prevalence in invasive laryngeal cancer in the United States.

PURPOSE:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major risk factor for specific cancers of the head and neck, particularly malignancies of the tonsil and base of the tongue. However, the role of HPV in the development of laryngeal cancer has not been definitively established. We conducted a population-based,...

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Main Authors: Brenda Y Hernandez, Marc T Goodman, Charles F Lynch, Wendy Cozen, Elizabeth R Unger, Martin Steinau, Trevor Thompson, Maria Sibug Saber, Sean F Altekruse, Christopher Lyu, Mona Saraiya, HPV Typing of Cancer Workgroup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4278830?pdf=render