Prevalence of human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal and nonoropharyngeal head and neck cancer—systematic review and meta‐analysis of trends by time and region

Mehanna, Hisham; Beech, Tom; Nicholson, Tom; El‐Hariry, Iman; McConkey, Christopher; Paleri, Vinidh; Roberts, Sally

doi:10.1002/hed.22015

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Prevalence of human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal and nonoropharyngeal head and neck cancer—systematic review and meta‐analysis of trends by time and region

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Authors:

Hisham Mehanna

Tom Beech

Tom Nicholson

Abstract

Abstract Background Little information has been reported on regional and time trends of human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence rates of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) and non‐OPC. Methods The study consisted of a systematic review and meta‐analysis using random effects logistic regression models. Results...

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