Esophageal squamous cell carcinomas in a Malaysian cohort show a lack of association with human papillomavirus

• Main Authors: Cheah, Phaik Leng, Koh, Cing Chai, Khang, Tsung Fei, Goh, Khean Lee, Lau, Peng Choong, Chin, Kin Fah, Teoh, Kean Hooi, Toh, Yen Fa, Looi, Lai Meng
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22260/; https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-2980.12605

OBJECTIVE: With an age-standardized incidence rate of 2 per 100 000, esophageal cancer is not common among Malaysians, but they are nevertheless important due to its poor prognosis. The study is to clarify whether the human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with esophageal cancer in Malaysians as t...