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Survival Analysis In A Clinical Setting, Yunzhao Liu
Survival Analysis In A Clinical Setting, Yunzhao Liu
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With the fast paced advancement of modern medicine, cancer treatments have improved greatly over the past few decades; however, the overall survival rate has not improved for head neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Traditionally, the general affected population of HNSCC was male over 50-60 years of age, whom have had history of alcohol and tobacco use. Conversely, in the recent decades, HNSCC has exhibited significant rise in younger patients, largely due to the increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among young adults.
Generally, HPV as the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease, consisted of strains that do not cause harm to …