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 …

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 …

Background Estimates of the lifetime probability of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV)
can help to quantify HPV incidence, illustrate how common HPV infection is, and highlight …

Skin disease due to viruses may be a primary infection of the epidermis or may arise
secondary to systemic infection. Depending on the virus, the effects may be necrotic damage …

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide, and knowledge
regarding its cause and pathogenesis is expanding rapidly. Persistent infection with one of …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted virus. The high-risk
HPV types (ie, HPV16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59) are considered to be the …

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is known to be more sensitive, but less
specific than cytology for detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). We assessed the …

The discovery that certain high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) cause nearly
100% of invasive cervical cancer has spurred a revolution in cervical cancer prevention by …

Background Human papillomavirus types 16 (HPV-16) and 18 (HPV-18) cause
approximately 70% of cervical cancers worldwide. A phase 3 trial was conducted to evaluate …

HPVs (human papillomaviruses) infect epithelial cells and cause a variety of lesions ranging
from common warts/verrucas to cervical neoplasia and cancer. Over 100 different HPV types …