Certain human cancers are linked to infection by oncogenic viruses that are able to cause
transformation of the normal host cell into a cancerous cell. Human papillomavirus (HPV) …

Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer-related death in women. As a
result of several recent advances in molecular biology, the association between human …

Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in women, particularly
in developing countries. The causal association between genital human papillomavirus …

The identification of human papillomavirus (HPV) as a cause of cervical cancer and its
precursor lesions indicates that HPV vaccines can potentially be used to prevent or treat …

Publisher Summary The chapter presents the evidence that human papillomaviruses (HPV)
are linked with the development of several human malignancies, including carcinomas of …

Carcinomas of the anogenital tract, particularly cancer of the cervix, account for almost 12%
of all cancers in women, and so represent the second most frequent gynecological …

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the primary etiologic agents of cervical cancer. Thus,
cervical cancer and other HPV-associated malignancies might be prevented or treated by …

The association of carcinoma of the uterine cervix with human papillomavirus indicates that
vaccine strategies which target the virus could be useful in the control of disease …

A subset of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) has been implicated as the principal etiologic
agents of cervical cancer. Cervical cancers consistently retain and express two of the viral …

As a result of several recent advances in molecular biology, the association between human
papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer has been firmly established and the …