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Cancer Vaccines
Researchers from H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center describe findings in cancer vaccines
November 4th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Epidemiology of human papillomavirus infection in men, cancers other than cervical and benign conditions,' have been published. "Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is commonly found in the genital tract of men and women with or without any clinical lesion. The association of HPV DNA with several different ano-genital cancers other than cervical has been reported for the vulva, vagina, anus and penis," scientists writing in the journal Vaccine report. "HPV DNA has also been identified in head and neck cancers in the oral cavity, the oropharynx and the larynx in both sexes. In men, 80-85% of anal cancers and close to 50% of...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-11-04)
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