But researchers found that the virus is also a powerful risk factor for oropharyngeal cancer, which affects the tonsils, tongue and throat.

但研究人员发现，HPV病毒也是口咽癌的一个相当重要的危险因子，口咽癌累及扁桃体、舌及咽喉。

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People whose immune systems had produced detectable antibodies against HPV molecules were 58 times more likely to have oropharyngeal cancer.

如果人体免疫系统所产生的对抗HPV分子的抗体可以检测出的话，发生口咽癌的几率增加58倍。

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This is a real trend, and that is why there is concern of an epidemic given that fact that oropharyngeal cancer is increasing at an alarming rate.

这是一个真的趋势，考虑到口咽部肿瘤发生正在以惊人的速度在增加，这种发展趋势引起了人们对该病流行的关注。

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