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Burden of potentially human papillomavirus-associated cancers of the oropharynx and oral cavity in the US, 1998–2003†‡§

  1. A. Blythe Ryerson MPH1,¶,*,
  2. Edward S. Peters DMD, ScD2,
  3. Steven S. Coughlin PhD, MPH1,
  4. Vivien W. Chen PhD2,
  5. Maura L. Gillison MD, PhD3,
  6. Marsha E. Reichman PhD4,
  7. Xiaocheng Wu MD, MPH2,
  8. Anil K. Chaturvedi PhD5,
  9. Kelly Kawaoka MD1

Article first published online: 3 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23745

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Cancer

Cancer

Supplement: Assessing the Burden of HPV-Associated Cancers in the United States

Volume 113, Issue Supplement 10, pages 2901–2909, 15 November 2008

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Ryerson, A. B., Peters, E. S., Coughlin, S. S., Chen, V. W., Gillison, M. L., Reichman, M. E., Wu, X., Chaturvedi, A. K. and Kawaoka, K. (2008), Burden of potentially human papillomavirus-associated cancers of the oropharynx and oral cavity in the US, 1998–2003. Cancer, 113: 2901–2909. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23745

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  1. 1

    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

  2. 2

    Louisiana Tumor Registry, Epidemiology Program, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

  3. 3

    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland

  4. 4

    Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland

  5. 5

    Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland

  1. Fax: (770) 488-4639.

*Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, K-55, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724

  1. †

    This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.

  2. ‡

    We appreciate the in-kind support from all the contributors to this supplement. We also thank Amy Chen, MD, MPH, for her input on the categorization of anatomic sites for this analysis.

  3. §

    The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  1. Issue published online: 3 NOV 2008
  2. Article first published online: 3 NOV 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 2 JUN 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 29 MAY 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 14 APR 2008

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  • Cooperative Agreement. Grant Number: U50 DP424071-04
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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