Worldwide Trends in Incidence Rates for Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancers

Volume: 31, Issue: 36, Pages: 4550 - 4559
Published: Dec 20, 2013
Abstract
Purpose Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been identified as the cause of the increasing oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) incidence in some countries. To investigate whether this represents a global phenomenon, we evaluated incidence trends for OPCs and oral cavity cancers (OCCs) in 23 countries across four continents. Methods We used data from the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents database Volumes VI to IX (years 1983 to 2002). Using age-period-cohort...
Paper Details
Title
Worldwide Trends in Incidence Rates for Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancers
Published Date
Dec 20, 2013
Volume
31
Issue
36
Pages
4550 - 4559
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