Alcohol and Tobacco Increases Risk of High Risk HPV Infection in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: Study from North-East Region of India

• Rupesh Kumar,

  Affiliation Cancer Genetics and Chemoprevention Research Group, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India

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• Avdhesh Kumar Rai ,

  * E-mail: anand@tezu.ernet.in (AR); dravdheshkumarrai@gmail.com (AKR)

  Affiliation DBT center for Molecular Biology and Cancer Research, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India

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• Debabrata Das,

  Affiliation DBT center for Molecular Biology and Cancer Research, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India

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• Rajjyoti Das,

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India

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• R. Suresh Kumar,

  Affiliation Division of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology (ICMR), I-7, Sector 39, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

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• Anupam Sarma,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India

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• Shashi Sharma,

  Affiliation Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology (ICMR), I-7, Sector 39, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

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• Amal Chandra Kataki,

  Affiliation Department of Gynecologic oncology, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India

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• Anand Ramteke

  * E-mail: anand@tezu.ernet.in (AR); dravdheshkumarrai@gmail.com (AKR)

  Affiliation Cancer Genetics and Chemoprevention Research Group, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India

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