Human papillomavirus and gastrointestinal cancer in Iranian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Versa Omrani-Nava (Author), Reza Alizadeh-Navaei (Author), Yousef Yahyapour (Author), Akbar Hedayatizadeh-Omran (Author), Saeid Abediankenari (Author), Ghasem Janbabaei (Author), Fatima Toghani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies are the most common cancers and account for nearly half of all cancer-related deaths in Iran. There was a strong association between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and urogenital cancers, in particular the cervix. However, there is no clear causal...