Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer

EM Burd - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Of the many types of human papillomavirus (HPV), more than 30 infect the genital tract. The
association between certain oncogenic (high-risk) strains of HPV and cervical cancer is well …

Lung cancer in never smokers—a different disease

S Sun, JH Schiller, AF Gazdar - Nature reviews cancer, 2007 - nature.com
Although most lung cancers are a result of smoking, approximately 25% of lung cancer
cases worldwide are not attributable to tobacco use, accounting for over 300,000 deaths …

[HTML][HTML] Prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccination: from the origin to the current state

A Akhatova, A Azizan, K Atageldiyeva… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Immunization is the most successful method in preventing and controlling infectious
diseases, which has helped saving millions of lives worldwide. The discovery of the human …

Papillomaviruses causing cancer: evasion from host-cell control in early events in carcinogenesis

H Hausen - Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2000 - academic.oup.com
During the past 20 years, several types of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have been
identified that cause specific types of cancers. The etiology of cancer of the cervix has been …

Overexpression of p16INK4A as a specific marker for dysplastic and neoplastic epithelial cells of the cervix uteri

R Klaes, T Friedrich, D Spitkovsky… - … journal of cancer, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Cytological screening for cervical cancer or its precursors using Papanicolaou's smear test
(Pap test) has been highly efficient to reduce the morbidity and mortality of cervical cancer …

Molecular mechanisms underlying human papillomavirus E6 and E7 oncoprotein-induced cell transformation

S Mittal, L Banks - Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the causative agents of 5% of all human cancers, with
cervical cancer being the most important. Two viral oncoproteins, E6 and E7, are essential …

The ubiquity and impressive genomic diversity of human skin papillomaviruses suggest a commensalic nature of these viruses

A Antonsson, O Forslund, H Ekberg, G Sterner… - Journal of …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are epitheliotropic viruses, with some types suggested to be
associated with skin cancer. In this study, swab samples collected from five different sites on …

Prevalence, distribution, and viral load of human papillomavirus 16 DNA in tonsillar carcinomas

JP Klussmann, SJ Weissenborn… - … Journal of the …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Oncogenic human papillomaviruses (HPV) DNA have repeatedly been
observed in many head and neck carcinomas (HNSCCs), and HPV infections are currently …

The association of human papillomavirus 16/18 infection with lung cancer among nonsmoking Taiwanese women

YW Cheng, HL Chiou, GT Sheu, LL Hsieh, JT Chen… - Cancer research, 2001 - AACR
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Taiwanese women since 1982. High
lung cancer mortality ratio of male: female in Taiwan (2: 1) was observed, although less than …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetics of cervical cancer. An overview and therapeutic perspectives

A Dueñas-González, M Lizano, M Candelaria, L Cetina… - Molecular cancer, 2005 - Springer
Cervical cancer remains one of the greatest killers of women worldwide. It is difficult to
foresee a dramatic increase in cure rate even with the most optimal combination of cytotoxic …