Oropharyngeal cancer, race, and the human papillomavirus.
This perspective on Settle et al. (beginning on p. 776 in this issue of the journal) discusses the racial disparity in oropharyngeal cancer survival in relation to the biological factor human papillomavirus and its association with sexual behavior. This discussion is expanded to a more general consideration of biological and nonbiological (e.g., socioeconomic and cultural) factors affecting racial disparities in disease.
Brawley
Otis W
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American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. Otis.Brawley@Cancer.Org
D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality* / Q000821:virology; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D052162:Human papillomavirus 16 / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000821:virology; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000401:mortality* / Q000821:virology; D015996:Survival Rate; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*