Association of Herpes simplex infection with significantly increased risk of head and neck cancer: real‐world evidence of about 500,000 patients

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The role of viral agents in the development of head and neck cancers has remained controversial. While markers of viral origin have been isolated from oral cancer tissues, a causative relationship has yet to be shown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between head and neck cancers and Herpes simplex virus, one of the most common viral infections of the oral orifice.