Cervical cancer remains a major public health problem, ranking as the fourth most common
cause of cancer incidence and mortality in women worldwide. Wide variations in cervical …

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in females worldwide, and a leading
cause of death in the United Kingdom (UK). The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the …

Methods: The review was conducted applying a computerized search with the Medical
Subject Heading (MeSH) major topics “Cervical Cancer”,“Cervical neoplasm”“Epidemiology” …

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the most common sexually
transmitted infections. However, only a small percentage of high-risk (HR) HPV infections …

Human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted virus infecting mucosal or
cutaneous stratified epithelia, is implicated in the rising of associated cancers worldwide …

BACKGROUND Progesterone is a key hormonal regulator of the female reproductive
system. It plays a major role to prepare the uterus for implantation and in the establishment …

Oral contraceptives may influence the risk of certain cancers. As part of the AHRQ Evidence
Report, Oral Contraceptive Use for the Primary Prevention of Ovarian Cancer, we conducted …

Persistent infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) is necessary but not
sufficient for the development of cervical cancer. The factors promoting persistence as well …

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a family of small double-stranded DNA viruses that
have a tropism for the epithelia of the genital and upper respiratory tracts and for the skin …

Despite the novel diagnostic methods and therapies implemented in oncology, the number
of patients that succumb by the cancer remains high globally. Currently studies point out that …