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Community Health and Preventive Medicine
HPV;; carcinogenesis;; epidemiology;; NHANES;; UNITED-STATES;; LUNG-CANCER;; NEUTRALIZING EPITOPES;; OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER;; CAUSAL ASSOCIATION;; NATURAL-HISTORY;; PROSTATE-CANCER;; CERVICAL-CANCER;; YOUNG-WOMEN;; TYPE-16;; Oncology
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Associations Between Human Papillomavirus And History Of Cancer Among Us Adults In The National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (2003-2010), B. Liu, E. Taioli
Associations Between Human Papillomavirus And History Of Cancer Among Us Adults In The National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (2003-2010), B. Liu, E. Taioli
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Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an infectious agent that has been associated with human cancer. We have updated the U.S. population sero-prevalence using a large National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) sample of adults from 2003 to 2010, and have analysed the associations between HPV seropositivity and self-reported history of cancer. Methods: Four cross-sectional cycles (2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, and 2009-2010) were used, for a total of 12 759 participants who had both cancer history and HPV serum information. Results: The sero-prevalences of HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18 were 15.0%, 4.8%, 11.5%, and 4.1%, respectively. Females had significantly …