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Nasopharyngeal cancer and Epstein-Barr virus
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Endemic in regions of Northern Africa and Asia
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Etiology distinct from other head and
neck cancers
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Epstein-Barr viral proteins detectable
in majority of nasopharyngeal tumors
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