The causal relation between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer

FX Bosch, A Lorincz, N Muñoz, C Meijer… - Journal of clinical …, 2002 - jcp.bmj.com
The causal role of human papillomavirus infections in cervical cancer has been documented
beyond reasonable doubt. The association is present in virtually all cervical cancer cases …

Papillomavirus infections—a major cause of human cancers

H Zur Hausen - Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA)-reviews on cancer, 1996 - Elsevier
The papillomavirus family represents a remarkably heterogeneous group of viruses. At
present, 77 distinct genotypes have been identified in humans and partial sequences have …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents

JE Kaplan, C Benson, KK Holmes, JT Brooks, A Pau… - MMWR Recomm …, 2009 - cdc.gov
This report updates and combines earlier versions of guidelines for the prevention and
treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV-infected adults (ie, persons aged> 18 years) …

Prevalence of human papillomavirus in cervical cancer: a worldwide perspective

FX Bosch, MM Manos, N Muñoz… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
Background Epidemiologic studies have shown that the association of genital human
papillomavirus (HPV) with cervical cancer is strong, independent of other risk factors, and …

The epidemiology of human papillomavirus infections

JG Baseman, LA Koutsky - Journal of clinical virology, 2005 - Elsevier
Infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types is a necessary cause of cervical
cancer, the second most frequently occurring cancer in women worldwide. Rates of …

Genital human papillomavirus infection: incidence and risk factors in a cohort of female university students

RL Winer, SK Lee, JP Hughes, DE Adam… - American journal of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Incidence data on human papillomavirus (HPV) infection are limited, and risk factors for
transmission are largely unknown. The authors followed 603 female university students in …

The epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus infection

H Trottier, EL Franco - Vaccine, 2006 - Elsevier
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 …

Cervical cancer: epidemiology, prevention and the role of human papillomavirus infection

EL Franco, E Duarte-Franco, A Ferenczy - Cmaj, 2001 - Can Med Assoc
ORGANIZED SCREENING HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DECLINE in cervical cancer
incidence and mortality over the past 50 years. However, women in developing countries …

Epidemiology of acquisition and clearance of cervical human papillomavirus infection in women from a high-risk area for cervical cancer

EL Franco, LL Villa, JP Sobrinho… - The Journal of …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Acquisition and clearance of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection were analyzed
among 1425 low-income women attending a maternal and child health program in São …

Persistent human papillomavirus infection as a predictor of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

NF Schlecht, S Kulaga, J Robitaille, S Ferreira… - Jama, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
ContextHuman papillomavirus (HPV) infection is believed to be the central cause of cervical
cancer, although most of the epidemiological evidence has come from retrospective, case …