Head and neck cancer burden and preventive measures in Central and South America

Highlights • Central and South America are regions of high incidence rates for head and neck cancer. • Males had 4 times higher head and neck cancer rates than females. • Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption are the major risk factors. • HPV is strongly associated with oropharyngeal tumors. • Pre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cancer epidemiology 2016-09, Vol.44, p.S43-S52
Hauptverfasser:	Perdomo, Sandra, Martin Roa, Guillermo, Brennan, Paul, Forman, David, Sierra, Mónica S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Americas Cancer Epidemiology Females Gender differences Head & neck cancer Head and neck Health risk assessment Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Human papillomavirus Internal Medicine Laryngeal cancer Larynx Males Mortality Neoplasms Population Throat cancer Trends Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Central and South America are regions of high incidence rates for head and neck cancer. • Males had 4 times higher head and neck cancer rates than females. • Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption are the major risk factors. • HPV is strongly associated with oropharyngeal tumors. • Preventable measures include improvement of tobacco and alcohol control policies.
ISSN:	1877-7821 1877-783X
DOI:	10.1016/j.canep.2016.03.012