A clinician’s dilemma: what should be communicated to women with oncogenic genital HPV and their partners regarding the risk of oral viral transmission?

A clinician’s dilemma: what should be communicated to women with oncogenic genital HPV and their partners regarding the risk of oral viral transmission?

Abstract Head and neck cancer, the sixth most common cancer worldwide, account for about 1 out of 20 malignant tumors. In recent years a reduction in the incidence of cervical cancer, but a concomitant major increase in the incidence of HPV-mediated oropharyngeal cancer caused by orogenital HPV tran...

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Main Authors: Ermelinda Monti, Giussy Barbara, Giada Libutti, Veronica Boero, Fabio Parazzini, Andrea Ciavattini, Giorgio Bogani, Lorenzo Pignataro, Beatrice Magni, Camilla Erminia Maria Merli, Paolo Vercellini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
Subjects:
Human papilloma virus
Cervical cancer
Oropharyngeal cancer
Vaccination
Primary prevention
Counseling
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01965-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01965-x

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