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Re: Human Papillomavirus in Oral Exfoliated Cells and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer
Correspondence to: Philip E. Castle, PhD, MPH, Hormonal and Reproductive Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, 6120 Executive Blvd., MSC 7234, Bethesda, MD 20892-7234 (e-mail: castlep@mail.nih.gov)
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I read with interest the article by Smith et al. (1) reporting an association between human papillomavirus (HPV) and head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Their study is consistent with two previous reports of the association of HPV with HNSCCs and especially with tonsillar and oropharyngeal cancers (2,3). These three studies suggest that approximately 25% of tonsillar and oropharyngeal cancers are
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J Natl Cancer Inst 2004 96: 1182-1183.
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