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SUBMITTER: Smalley Rumfield C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7549137 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Smalley Rumfield Claire C Roller Nicholas N Pellom Samuel Troy ST Schlom Jeffrey J Jochems Caroline C
ImmunoTargets and therapy 20201007
Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related malignancies are responsible for almost all cases of cervical cancer in women, and over 50% of all cases of head and neck carcinoma. Worldwide, HPV-positive malignancies account for 4.5% of the global cancer burden, or over 600,000 cases per year. HPV infection is a pressing public health issue, as more than 80% of all individuals have been exposed to HPV by age 50, representing an important target for vaccine development to reduce the incidence of cancer and t ...[more]