Opinion statement Nearly 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer and 274,000 cervical
cancer deaths are occurring worldwide each year. Approximately 80% of the 500,000 new …

Cervical cancer is a global health crisis that disproportionately affects developing nations
and underserved populations. Two vaccines targeting HPV-16 and 18, which account for …

Opinion statement In the United States, there are 11,150 cases and 3670 deaths projected
due to invasive cervical cancer for 2007. Approximately 500,000 new cases and 274,000 …

Cervical cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality for women worldwide.
Although the introduction of comprehensive screening programs has reduced the disease …

A woman in the United States has a 70% chance of surviving cervical cancer thanks to
relatively easy access to Pap smears or tests to detect early signs of cancer, as well as …

Universal deployment of organized or opportunistic screening with Pap cytology in high and
middle income countries has been the primary reason for the substantial reductions in …

Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women aged 15-44 years in the
world, with more than three-quarters of cases diagnosed at a locally advanced clinical stage …

Human papilloma virus (HPV) infections, which are common, produce epithelial lesions of
the nongenital and genital skin and mucous membranes. Although most infections are …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines for the prevention of cervical cancer have produced
encouraging results in recent clinical trials, and expectations are high that one or more …

Cervical cancer is the major cause of death in women of reproductive age in parts of the
developing world. Thanks to the effectiveness of national screening programs, the incidence …