## Abstract The incidence of base of tongue cancer is increasing in Sweden and the proportion of human papillomavirus (HPV) positive cancer has increased in Stockholm, Sweden. Between 2006 and 2007, 84% of base of tongue cancer cases in Stockholm were HPV‐positive. The objective of this study was t
Human papillomavirus and survival of patients with oropharyngeal cancer
✍ Scribed by Richard Reading
- Book ID
- 108681193
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0305-1862
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