The current epidemic of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer: An 18-year Danish population-based study with 2,169 patients

• Published in: European journal of cancer (1990) Vol. 134; pp. 52 - 59
• Main Authors: Zamani, Martin, Grønhøj, Christian, Jensen, David H., Carlander, Amanda F., Agander, Tina, Kiss, Katalin, Olsen, Caroline, Baandrup, Louise, Nielsen, Finn C., Andersen, Elo, Friborg, Jeppe, von Buchwald, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2020; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Age; Cancer; Demographics; Demography; Diagnosis; Epidemics; Genotypes; Head and neck; Human papillomavirus; Oropharyngeal cancer; Population studies; Population-based studies; Squamous cell carcinoma; Throat cancer; Tonsil cancer; Tumors; Vaccines; Denmark; Human papillomavirus; Squamous cell carcinoma; Tonsil cancer; Oropharyngeal cancer

The objectives of this study were to investigate the incidence of high-risk genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) in tumours of patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) during an 18-year period in Eastern Denmark. In this population-based, consecutive, semi-national registry stu...