Oral Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and Genotyping Among a Healthy Adult Population in the US

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Authors

Anna R. Giuliano · Moffitt Cancer Center

Marisa Felsher · Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)

Tim Waterboer · German Cancer Research Center

H. Mirghani · Université Paris Cité

Hisham Mehanna · University of Birmingham

Craig S. Roberts · Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)

Ya-Ting Chen

Abstract

In this cross-sectional study, oral HPV burden was highest among older men who may be at higher risk of developing oropharyngeal cancer. In addition to male sex and older age, HR oral HPV infection was also associated with sexual behaviors, including increasing number of male sex partners and female oral sex partners.

Topics & Keywords

Head and Neck Cancer Studies Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Oral Health Pathology and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Volume 149, Issue 9, pp. 783-783

DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.1573

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