Viral infections contribute as a cause of 15–20% of all human cancers. Infection by
oncogenic viruses can promote different stages of carcinogenesis. Among many types of …

The most carcinogenic form of HPV is the high-risk human papillomavirus 16 (hrHPV16).
However, only a few hrHPV16 infections develop into cancer. Demographic variants within …

Abstract In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a strategy to eliminate
cervical cancer as a public health problem. To support the strategy, the WHO published …

In 2018, there were an estimated 570,000 new cases of cervical cancer globally, with most
of them occurring in women who either had no access to cervical screening, or had not …

To support a strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem, the World
Health Organisation (WHO) reviewed its guidelines for screening and treatment of cervical …

Background: We performed a multicentre randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect
on participation in organised screening programmes of a self-sampling device mailed home …

Background Many countries are transitioning from cytology-based to longer-interval HPV
screening. Trials comparing HPV-based screening to cytology report an increase in CIN2/3 …

Background The natural history of human papillomavirus (HPV)-induced cervical cancer
(CC) is not directly observable, yet the age of HPV acquisition and duration of preclinical …

Introduction: The aim of this study is to analyze the available scientific evidence regarding
the quality of life (QoL) and sexual function (SF) in patients affected by cervical cancer (CC) …

This study aims to estimate long-term survival, cancer prevalence, and several cure
indicators for Italian women with gynecological cancers. Thirty-one cancer registries …