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• To serve as an important medium for the publication of original research in the field of medical science and health research, thus filling gaps in health knowledge for effective utilization of research findings
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Archives   2021

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   33,  Number   1

TITLE:   High risk - Human Papillomavirus (HR-HPV) Infection and Associated Risk Factors among Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients Attending Yangon General Hospital
AUTHOR:   Mu Mu Shwe, Myo Myint Maw, Aye Myat Mon, Lynn Pa Pa Aye, Kham Mo Aung, Nu Nu Lwin, Ssu Wynn Mon & Win Maw Tun
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal
ABSTRACT:  

Oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is a significant component of the global burden of cancer, worldwide being the sixth most common cancer and the eighth most common cause of cancer death. Nowadays, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection becomes the main risk factor for head and neck cancer development. In Myanmar, the related role of this viral infection to OPC is still uncertain. The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of high risk Human Papillomavirus infection and to detect the associated risk factors among oropharyngeal cancer patients by a cross-sectional descriptive method. OPC patients from Oncology Department, Yangon General Hospital were investigated during 2018-2019.