The association between human papillomavirus infection and lung cancer: a system review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: To estimate the global attributable fraction of human papillomavirus (HPV) in lung cancer, we provided updated information through a system review and meta-analysis. We did a literature search on PubMed, Ovid and Web of Science to identify case-control studies and cohort studies that detected HPV in lung carcinomas. We included studies that tested 30 or more cases and were published before Feb 28, 2017. We collected information about gender, smoking status, HPV detection methods, HPV types, materials and clinical features. If it was not possible to abstract the required information directly from the papers, we contacted the authors. A meta-analysis was performed to calculate the pooled effect sizes (OR/RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) including subgroup analysis and met

SUBMITTER: Xiong WM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5707111 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature