Global burden of human papillomavirus-positive head and neck cancers
A partir d'une revue systématique de la littérature publiée entre 1990 et 2012 (148 études, 12 163 cas), cette méta-analyse évalue la fraction attribuable au papillomavirus humain pour les cancers de l'oropharynx, de la cavité buccale et du larynx
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which causes all cervical cancers, most (∼88%) anal cancers, and a subset of vaginal (70%), penile (50%), and vulvar (43%) cancers 1 has emerged as an important cause of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. 2 In The Lancet Oncology , Cathy Ndiaye and colleagues 3 provide an update on HPV-attributable fractions for cancers of the oropharynx, oral cavity, and larynx in a systematic review and meta-analysis. Importantly, in view of the increasing recognition that PC ...
The Lancet Oncology 2014