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Table 4 HPV infection is likely to be sexually acquired: systematic meta-analysis

From: Oral sex, cancer and death: sexually transmitted cancers

Systematic meta-analysis

Oropharyngeal cancer

Oral cancer

Laryngeal cancer

HPV prevalence (%)

35.6

23.5

24

HPV 16 prevalence (%)

86.7

68.2

69.2

HPV 18 prevalence (%)

1

8

3.9

  1. Modified from Kreimer AR, Clifford GM, Boyle P, Franceschi S. Human papillomavirus types in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas worldwide: a systematic review. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 Feb;14(2):467–75.