Epidemiology of oral and pharyngeal cancers in Khon Kaen, Thailand: a high incidence in females.

Background: This study was aimed to describe incidence, trends, and survival of oral and pharyngeal cancers in Khon Kaen, the province situated in the northeast of Thai-land.

Methods: Data on oral and pharyngeal cancer cases diagnosed during 1985 - 2001 were retrieved from the population-based cancer registry of Khon Kaen. The final status of the patients was verified by database linkage and follow-up using postcards.

Herpes simplex virus type-2 seropositivity among ever married women in South and north Vietnam: a population-based study.

Objective: To investigate herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) seropositivity and associated risk factors in Vietnamese women.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with personal interviews and gynecological examinations among population-based samples of ever married women, aged 15 to 69 years, living in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi in 1997. Type-specific IgG antibodies against HSV-2 were detected using HerpeSelect ELISA (Focus Diagnostics).