The rise of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers in the United States.
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چکیده
This perspective highlights a study that reports an increasing proportion of human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancer among blacks in recent calendar periods. The results are discussed in the context of other studies which evaluated racial differences in the distribution of human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancer and survival.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cancer prevention research
دوره 8 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015