The Impact of Human Papillomavirus Infection on Skin Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

CONCLUSIONS: A history of HPV infection is associated with the development of subsequent skin cancer in Taiwanese subjects, and the risk wane 5 years later. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: In this Taiwan nationwide cohort study, there was a 2.45-fold increase risk of developing new-onset skin cancers for patients with incident human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, compared with the matched controls. Furthermore, the risk was noticeably significant among aged more than 40 years. A prominent risk of skin cancers was found in group diagnosed with HPV within the first 5 years after index date in this study. The results of our analysis may raise consensus on the effect of HPV infection and skin cancers. Clinicians are suggested to implement prudently on the differential diagnosis of skin cancers and HPV prevention and treatment, especially in older patients. PMID: 33191546 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Oncologist - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Oncologist Source Type: research