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Editorial
. 2011 Nov 10;29(32):4222-3.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.8893. Epub 2011 Oct 3.

Implications of the oropharyngeal cancer epidemic

Edmund A Mroz, Arlene A Forastiere, James W Rocco
Editorial

Implications of the oropharyngeal cancer epidemic

Edmund A Mroz et al. J Clin Oncol. .
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  • Human papillomavirus and rising oropharyngeal cancer incidence in the United States.
    Chaturvedi AK, Engels EA, Pfeiffer RM, Hernandez BY, Xiao W, Kim E, Jiang B, Goodman MT, Sibug-Saber M, Cozen W, Liu L, Lynch CF, Wentzensen N, Jordan RC, Altekruse S, Anderson WF, Rosenberg PS, Gillison ML. Chaturvedi AK, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Nov 10;29(32):4294-301. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.36.4596. Epub 2011 Oct 3. J Clin Oncol. 2011. PMID: 21969503 Free PMC article.

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