Background Use of oral contraceptives could increase risk of cervical cancer; however the
effect of human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer, is not usually taken …

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) is believed to be the most important cause of
cervical cancer. Recent studies suggest that long duration use of oral contraceptives …

Oncogenic human papillomavirus is the key determinant of cervical cancer, but other risk
factors interact with it to define individual risk. Among these, there is oral contraceptive (OC) …

BACKGROUND: Combined oral contraceptives are classified by the International Agency for
Research on Cancer as a cause of cervical cancer. As the incidence of cervical cancer …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is thought to be a necessary but not sufficient cause
of most cases of cervical cancer. Since oral contraceptive use for long durations is …

Abstract Brinton LA (Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute,
Executive Plaza North, Rm 443, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA) Reeves WC, Brenes MM …

To evaluate the relationship between use of oral contraceptives and risk of invasive cervical
cancer, a case‐control study involving 479 patients and 789 population controls was …

Abstract We examined United States Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
incidence data and conducted a population-based case-control study to examine the role of …

The incidence of adenocarcinoma of the cervix in the USA more than doubled between the
early 1970s and the mid 1980s among women under 35 years of age. It was suggested that …

Abstract Of 47 000 women followed since 1968, those who had used oral contraceptives
(ever-users) had a significantly higher incidence rate of cervical cancer than never-users …