Anal cancer and human papillomaviruses in heterosexual men

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  • A. Nyitray
چکیده

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes a variety of anogenital cancers and is considered the primary cause of anal canal cancer 1,2. Anal cancer is a rare disease: a total of 4650 diagnoses of anal carcinoma and 690 deaths were expected in the United States in 2007, with approximately 40% of the diagnoses and deaths being expected to occur in men. Other than cervical cancer, anal cancer was expected to be the most commonly diagnosed anogenital HPV-associated cancer in 2007 3.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Current Oncology

دوره 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008