The molecular landscape of head and neck cancer

Nature Reviews Cancer 18, 269 (2018). doi:10.1038/nrc.2018.11 Authors: C. René Leemans, Peter J. F. Snijders & Ruud H. Brakenhoff Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) arise in the mucosal linings of the upper aerodigestive tract and are unexpectedly heterogeneous in nature. Classical risk factors are smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, and in recent years, the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) has emerged, particularly
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