Mortality Risk Among Patients With Oropharynx Cancer Varies Based on HPV Status
For patients with oropharynx cancer, the rates of head and neck cancer mortality and competing mortality vary depending on HPV status.
Cancer
Sepsis-Associated Mortality Rates Have Improved in Patients With Cancer
From 2003 to 2014, sepsis-associated mortality rates significantly declined in patients with cancer, yet these rates have remained relatively unchanged in patients without cancer.
Routine HPV Testing May Be Warranted for Sinonasal Cancers
Only one in four patients with sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma is tested for human papillomavirus.
Epidemiologic Associations Between HTLV-1 and Adverse Health Outcomes
In a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, investigators demonstrated a significant gap in research on human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and the effect of comorbidities on mortality in patients with this infection.
H pylori Infection Must Be Eradicated to Decrease Gastric Cancer Risk
Risk for gastric cancer tied to H. pylori infection higher in blacks, Asians, Hispanics/Latinos
Common TB Vaccine Associated With Lower Lung Cancer Rates
In 60-year follow-up, significantly lower lung cancer rates seen for those with childhood BCG vaccination
Predictors of Immune Response to HBV Vaccine Identified in Lymphoma
For patients with lymphoma, the dose and frequency of HBV, sex, Ann Arbor stage, and ibrutinib as part of the chemotherapy regimen are independent factors that affect the impact of the vaccine.
Several Cancers Have Known HPV Etiology, Yet Vaccination Rates Remain Low
Between 2012 and 2016, there were an estimated 34,800 annual cases of HPV-related cancer in the United States, 92% of which were attributed to strains of the virus covered by the 9-valent HPV vaccine.
Natural History and Tumor Development: Adeno-Associated Virus in the Liver
Study provides a portrait of wild-type AAV infection in the liver with an identification of molecular forms, viral genotypes, viral integrations, and helper virus relationship and with AAV insertions positive selected during HCC development on noncirrhotic liver, which challenges the concept of AAV as nonpathogenic.
2018 Vaccination Coverage Rates Among Adolescents in the United States
In 2018, adolescent vaccination coverage in the United States continued to improve for meningococcal and HPV vaccines and remains high for tetanus and reduced diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine.
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