Open AccessHuman papillomavirus 16 and 18 in squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity and sexual practices: A pilot study at a Tertiary Care Hospital of North India
Author(s) -
Sanjeev Parshad,
Sourabh Nandi,
Nisha Marwah,
Promod K. Mehta,
Manisha Tripathi,
Netrapal,
Shekhar Gogna,
R K Karwasra
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.183857
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , malignancy , areca , betel , basal cell , observational study , population , dermatology , gynecology , oncology , environmental health , physics , structural engineering , nut , optics , engineering
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignancy in India and tobacco and betel nut chewing are well established risk factors. Despite successful campaigns to help people shun this habit in developing countries the incidence has rather gone up and HPV and sexual practices are now definitely implicated for this.