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The Role of Vaccines for HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers

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HPV and Head and Neck Cancers

Part of the book series: Head and Neck Cancer Clinics ((HNCC))

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Abstract

Several lines of evidence highlight the importance of a functioning immune system in controlling human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and its associated neoplasms. Harnessing the immune system to both prevent and treat HPV infections has therefore been an area of significant research effort, innovation and progress over the past decades. Although much of the research performed thus far has been on genital HPV infections, the interaction between oral HPV infection and the immune system are beginning to be explored.

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Best, S.R., Pai, S.I. (2015). The Role of Vaccines for HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers. In: Fakhry, C., D’Souza, G. (eds) HPV and Head and Neck Cancers. Head and Neck Cancer Clinics. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2413-6_7

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