Cancer-related diseases represent the second overall cause of death worldwide. Human
papilloma virus (HPV) is an infectious agent which is mainly sexually transmitted and may …

Links between human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and cervical cancer were first suspected
almost 30 years ago. DNA of specific HPV types has since been found in almost all cervical …

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 …

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 …

This essay summarizes my views on (a) the foundations of portfolio theory and its
applications to current issues, such as the choice of criteria for practical risk-return analysis …

Background Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is highly prevalent in sexually
active young women. However, precise risk factors for HPV infection and its incidence and …

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) constitute an epidemic of tremendous magnitude, with
an estimated 18.9 million persons acquiring a new STD each year [1]. Reported disease …

The identification of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types as a necessary cause of
cervical cancer offers the prospect of effective primary prevention and the possibility of …

Background We evaluated the efficacy of the human papillomavirus HPV-16/18 AS04-
adjuvanted vaccine against non-vaccine oncogenic HPV types in the end-of-study analysis …

Background Approximately 20 percent of adults become infected with human papillomavirus
type 16 (HPV-16). Although most infections are benign, some progress to anogenital cancer …