Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology
Research from Harvard University, Department of Epidemiology has provided new information about head and neck cancer epidemiology
Published in Cancer Weekly, December 30th, 2008
A report, 'Human papillomavirus-16 modifies the association between fruit consumption and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma,' is newly published data in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. "Human papillomavirus-16 (HPV-16) is a risk factor for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). HPV-positive cancers have distinct disease cofactors and improved survival following treatment," researchers in the United States report.
"There is conflicting evidence of a protective association of fruit consumption with HNSCC. As HPV-related disease is clinically distinct, we investigated whether the association between fruit consumption and HNSCC risk was...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-12-30)
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