Pork intake and human papillomavirus-related disease.
Clinical and ecological evidence supporting an association between human papillomavirus (HPV)-related tumors and dietary factors are presented. Abstinence from high intake of fried pork (600-1,000 g/day) was associated with regression of an urethral condyloma in a healthy 19-year-old man treated with interferon gamma. International correlations suggest that pork intake is positively associated with incidence of cervical cancer, a disease also related to HPV. Pork meat or dietary factors associated with pork meat consumption may be involved in the development of HPV-related diseases.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulm, West Germany.
Morabia
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000209:etiology*; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000009:adverse effects*; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D012307:Risk Factors; D013552:Swine; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*