Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide, and knowledge
regarding its cause and pathogenesis is expanding rapidly. Persistent infection with one of …

Clinical and subclinical human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are the most common
sexually transmitted infections in the world, and most sexually-active individuals are likely to …

Background HPV testing is replacing cytology for cervical cancer screening because of
greater sensitivity and superior reassurance following negative tests for the dozen HPV …

The major steps in cervical carcinogenesis include infection of the metaplastic epithelium of
the cervical transformation zone with one or more of the 12–18 carcinogenic types of human …

This article describes the epidemiology of mucosal human papillomavirs (HPV) in adults and
children, its mode of transmission and its associated diseases. Over 40 genotypes of HPV …

Background Smoking increases the risk of squamous-cell carcinoma of the cervix, but it is
not clear whether smoking increases the risk of acquisition or persistence of human …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a central and necessary, although not sufficient,
cause of cervical cancer. Besides HPV, the additional multiple risk factors related with the …

Repeated measurements of smoking, cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) status and
sexual behaviour were used to measure the risk of high-grade cervical intraepithelial …

Background. Understanding the duration of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection may help
find suitable end points for vaccine trials and testing intervals in screening studies. We …

Few natural history studies of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) incidence and duration
have been conducted among older women, especially from multiethnic populations. Viral …