The term “head and neck cancer” has been widely adopted in the recent literature, to include
the lesions at several anatomic sites: the lip, oral cavity, nose and para-nasal sinuses, naso …

Background Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are known to cause cancers of the cervix and
other anogenital tract sites. Molecular biology has provided some evidence as to the specific …

The evidence that human papillomavirus infection is related to head and neck squamous
cell carcinoma is supported by molecular and epidemiological data. The definition of a …

Although human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus, is established as a
necessary cause for more than 95% of cervical carcinomas, the association with oral …

Papillomaviruses are one of the oldest viruses known, dating back 330 million years. During
this long evolution, human papillomaviruses (HPV) have developed into hijackers of human …

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) cause benign tumors in the respiratory tract. Mounting
evidence suggests that they also play a role in the etiology of a subset of head and neck …

Although studies have established human papillomaviruses (HPVs) as a risk factor for oral
and oropharyngeal cancer, it is not clear whether viral infection affects survival in head and …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections have received considerable attention in recent
years. Of the 120 or so known types of the virus, some cause a variety of benign wart‐like …

Although the association and clinical significance of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections
with a subset of head and neck cancers, particularly for oropharyngeal carcinoma, has …

Over the past 20 years, high-risk human papilloma-virus (HPV) infection has been
established as a risk factor for developing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma …