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Cancer Vaccines Epidemiology
Research on cancer vaccines epidemiology reported by scientists at National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
December 16th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Understanding the burden of human papillomavirus-associated anal cancers in the US,' have been published. According to recent research published in the journal Cancer, "Anal cancer is an uncommon malignancy in the US; up to 93% of anal cancers are associated with human papillomavirus. Cases diagnosed between 1998 and 2003 from 39 population-based cancer registries were analyzed." "The following anal cancer histologies were included in the analysis: squamous cell, adenocarcinoma, and small cell/neuroendocrine carcinomas. Incidence rates were age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population. From 1998 through 2003, the annual...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-12-16)
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