Worldwide, 500 million people a year acquire a sexually transmitted disease (STD).
Adolescents, accounting for 25% of the sexually active population, are the most affected. To …

Vulvar cancer (VC) is a rare neoplasm, usually arising in postmenopausal women, although
human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated VC usually develop in younger women …

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the prevalence of human
papillomaviruses (HPV) infection is between 9% and 13% of the world population and only …

Background Cancer epidemiology is unique in adolescents and young adults (AYAs; aged
15-39 years). The European Society for Medical Oncology/European Society for Paediatric …

ABSTRACT A substantial burden of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and
HPV-related cancers can be mitigated by vaccination. The current study aimed to investigate …

Methods This study was conducted administering an anonymous questionnaire to 1228
Sicilian students of high school and university. Results The students had variable …

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among adolescents and young people represent a
significant public health problem that generates a pressing requirement of effective evidence …

In women, cervical cancer (CC) is the fourth most common cancer around the world with
average cases of 604,000 and 342,000 deaths per year. Approximately 50% of high-grade …

Objectives What is the state of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge among
teens? What about adolescents' attitudes toward SRH and the available supporting …

Differing global sociocultural contexts of sexual relationships influence age at first sexual
intercourse with potentially long-lasting region-specific effects such as increased risk of …